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AAU submitted a letter to House leadership and members of the House of Representatives regarding H.R. 6951, the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA). AAU expressed concerns that the CCRA would adversely impact postsecondary education. The letter states, “AAU opposes the CCRA, as the bill will fail to…
Higher Education Legislation | Affordability and Student Aid | Graduate Education | LettersAAU signed onto a Student Aid Alliance (SAA) letter, for which AAU is a member of the Steering Committee, along with 34 other members, to urge Congress to support increases in several impactful postsecondary education programs for the FY24 budget such as an increase in the maximum Pell Grant to $13…
Higher Education Legislation | FY24 | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Federal Budget | Department of Education | Graduate Education | LettersAAU has provided recommendations to the Trump Administration to advance U.S. leadership in science, technology, research, and higher education.
Federal Budget | Higher Education Regulation | Affordability and Student Aid | Intellectual Property | Science & Security | Agency BudgetsThe Association of American Universities (AAU), the association of 60 leading U.S. research universities, calls on presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to promote policies that foster innovation, enhance college affordability, attract and retain top international talent, and…
Innovation and Competitiveness | Costs of Research (F&A Costs) | Immigration | Federal Budget | Affordability and Student Aid | StatementsEndowments are composed of charitable donations to support students and science -- but an unprecedented tax on these endowments, passed in 2017, is reducing these funds' ability to continue supporting student financial aid and scientific breakthroughs that benefit everyday American families.
Affordability and Student Aid | Taxation & Finance | Endowments and Charitable GivingThe Student Aid Alliance, a coalition of more than 40 higher education organizations, recently held a briefing on Capitol Hill to remind policymakers about how crucial federal student aid is to millions of American students and their families. AAU is on the Student Aid Alliance’s steering committee…
Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Leading Research Universities ReportAAU joined ACE and 4 other higher education associations in sending a letter to Representatives Lloyd Doggett and Mike Kelly in endorsement of the Tax-Free Pell Grant Act.
Taxation & Finance | Student Aid Tax Issues | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | LettersAAU joined ACE and 4 other higher education associations to send a letter to Chairman Tim Walberg of the House Committee on Education and Workforce sharing their concerns and opposition to the Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan, a proposal to provide for budget reconciliation affecting…
Higher Education Regulation | Higher Education Legislation | Student Loans | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | LettersThe Association of American Universities (AAU) has significant concerns with the “Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan,” released yesterday which will be marked up by the full House Education and Workforce Committee today, April 29.
Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Student Loans | Higher Education Regulation | Press ReleasesA new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that a college education offers a 12.5% rate of return for the typical graduate.
Affordability and Student Aid | Leading Research Universities Report