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AAU, along with several other higher education associations, wrote to the Education Department to express concerns with the department’s proposal to rescind existing gainful employment regulations and make changes to the College Scorecard.
Higher Education Regulation | LettersPresident Mary Sue Coleman wrote to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to express AAU's deep concerns with a proposal reportedly under consideration to limit the definition of an individual’s sex to either female or male as determined by a person’s genitals at birth.
Higher Education Regulation | LettersPresident Mary Sue Coleman wrote to Education Secretary DeVos to ask she consider inviting the following individuals to serve on the department’s Accreditation and Innovation negotiated rulemaking committee: Dr. Wayne Jacobson of the University of Iowa, Dr. Janet Schreck and Dr. Stephen Gange of…
Higher Education Regulation | Department of Education | Accreditation & Accountability | LettersAAU and 19 other associations wrote to the Education Department to comment on the proposed final rule on borrower defenses to repayment. The letter outlines several concerns and says that as drafted, the proposed rule “would make asserting a successful claim functionally impossible.”
Higher Education Regulation | Student Loans | LettersAAU submitted comments to the Department of Education on their NPRM on Title IX. In the letter, AAU identified key concerns and requested the department be less prescriptive in their regulations.
Department of Education | Higher Education Regulation | Campus Climate and Safety | LettersIn an effort led by the American Council on Education (ACE), more than 60 higher education associations, including AAU, submitted comments in response to the Department of Education's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Title IX.
Department of Education | Higher Education Regulation | Campus Climate and Safety | LettersAAU submitted an amicus brief to the National Labor Relations Board in support of the University of Southern California’s appeal challenging the Board’s ruling that adjunct faculty members are eligible to form a collective bargaining unit under the National Labor Relations Act.
Higher Education Regulation | Legal BriefUnrelated business taxable income (UBIT) is income from a trade or business that is regularly carried on by a tax-exempt organization and is not substantially related to the organization's exempt purpose.
Taxation & Finance | Nonprofit Tax Compliance | Issue BriefThe vast majority of public and private universities and colleges are tax-exempt entities as defined by IRC Section 501(c)(3) because of their educational purposes—purposes that the federal government has long recognized as fundamental to fostering the productive and civic capacity of its citizens—…
Taxation & Finance | Nonprofit Tax Compliance | Issue BriefA number of provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) affect higher education. This document compares new provisions of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act with tax reform plans proposed by the U.S. House and Senate and prior tax law.
Taxation & Finance | Student Aid Tax Issues | Nonprofit Tax Compliance | Endowments and Charitable Giving | Analysis