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A humanities education provides individuals from all disciplines with the critical thinking and problem-solving knowledge and skillsets needed to address complex health, security, climate, and societal challenges.
National Endowment for the Humanities | Humanities | Federal Budget | Agency Budgets | FY24 | Talking PointsAAU opposes the Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act (H.R. 7683) that will be considered by the House Education and the Workforce committee on Thursday, March 21.
Campus Climate and Safety | Press ReleasesAAU, along with 4 other higher education organizations, joined a letter led by ACE to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce expressing opposition to H.R. 7683, the Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act.
Higher Education Legislation | Campus Climate and Safety | LettersThe free and open exchange of ideas and information is fundamental to the educational mission of AAU universities.
Campus Climate and Safety | Free Speech | Press ReleasesPresident Mary Sue Coleman issued a statement on the president’s executive order, “Improving Free Inquiry, Transparency, and Accountability at Colleges and Universities.”
Campus Climate and Safety | Free Speech | Press ReleasesThe campuses of America’s leading research universities are places where students, faculty, staff, and outside speakers practice the free exchange of ideas every day. Schools have a responsibility to foster both free speech and an inclusive and engaging environment free from harassment and…
Campus Climate and Safety | Free SpeechAAU and its member institutions are dedicated to supporting an environment in which students, staff, and faculty can fully participate in the campus community, while free from gender-based harassment, sexual harassment, and other sexual misconduct, and where the institution does not tolerate…
Campus Climate and SafetyAAU, ACE, and four other higher education associations submitted a joint letter to the Ways & Means Committee leadership voicing opposition for HR 3913 & HR 3914, the Protecting American Students Act and the University Accountability Act.
Campus Climate and Safety | Taxation & Finance | LettersAAU, along with 15 other higher education organizations, joined a comment letter led by ACE to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the proposed rules for the National Resource Centers (NRC) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.015A, and the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS)…
Humanities | Graduate Education | LettersEarlier this month, AAU was proud to sponsor and participate in the National Humanities Alliance’s annual meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day, which brings together delegations from across the United States to Capitol Hill for two days to make the case for robust federal funding for the humanities.
Humanities | National Endowment for the Humanities | Leading Research Universities Report