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University and Industry Leaders Urge Deficit Reduction Deal that Sustains Investments for the Future
AAU letter to President Obama and Congressional leaders urging them to enact significant deficit reduction measures that address our long-term fiscal crisis while maintaining the nation’s ability to invest in its future.
Federal Budget | Fiscal Policy | LettersAAU and APLU resend to policymakers the letter on the fiscal cliff sent to them July 2012 by 150 university presidents and chancellors from across the country.
Federal Budget | Fiscal Policy | LettersBrown University will permanently replace loans with scholarship funds after surpassing $120 million in donations for the Brown Promise initiative.
Affordability and Student Aid | Brown UniversityFundraising will supplement program, help offset other costs for Colorado residents with most financial need
Affordability and Student Aid | University of Colorado BoulderAAU joined the American Council on Education (ACE) and 18 other higher education organizations in endorsing the Tax-Free Pell Grant Act (H.R. 3000), which “would repeal the taxability of Pell Grants and help hundreds of thousands of low-income Pell Grant recipients access the American Opportunity…
Student Aid Tax Issues | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Higher Education Regulation | Higher Education Legislation | Taxation & Finance | LettersAAU joined letter to Secretary Cardona on factors to consider when Ed Department conducts need analysis formula for student aid
Department of Education | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Higher Education Legislation | LettersThe Double Pell Alliance, which includes AAU, sent a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees asking them to “make bold new investments in the Pell Grant program, with the goal of increasing the maximum Pell award to $13,000.”
Higher Education Legislation | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | LettersAAU, APLU and ACE cite need for long-term economic growth, call for tax and entitlement reform to address broader budget issues.
Federal Budget | FY16 | Innovation and Competitiveness | Fiscal Policy | Press ReleasesAAU today thanked Senator Durbin for introducing the American Innovation Act, legislation that would help close the nation’s innovation deficit by bolstering funding for several federal research agencies.
Higher Education Legislation | Innovation and Competitiveness | Fiscal Policy | Press ReleasesOrganizations and institutions expressed concern about the impact of continued cuts, including sequestration, funding shortfalls in fiscal years 2013 and 2014, and the threat of additional cuts to offset the debt ceiling, on medical research supported by NIH, and the subsequent negative…
Agency Budgets | National Institutes of Health | Fiscal Policy | Federal Budget | Letters