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AAU 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 | LettersLearn more about the student loan interest deduction (SLID) and why it's important.
Taxation & Finance | Student Aid Tax Issues | Student Loans | Issue BriefAAU wrote to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA), urging them to include H.R. 795, the Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act, in any upcoming tax package.
Taxation & Finance | Student Loans | LettersAAU applauds the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies for proposing a much-needed $2 million increase in investment in the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Humanities | National Endowment for the Humanities | Press ReleasesMore than 150 organizations, including the Association of American Universities (AAU) and the American Academy Of Arts & Sciences, issued a press release calling for improved access to language education.
Humanities | StatementsAAU commends the House Appropriations Committee's action to increase federal investment in the important work of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Humanities | National Endowment for the Humanities | Federal Budget | Press ReleasesIn late 2001, the Association of American Universities established the Task Force on the Role and Status of the Humanities. AAU believed that its member institutions would benefit from a survey of trends and issues related to the humanities at major research universities and a sharing of successful…
Humanities | ReportsThe following letter includes comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding borrower defenses to repayment that was published in the Federal Register on June 16, 2016 (Docket ID ED-2015-OPE-0103). This comment letter addresses recommendations related to the NPRM’s provisions on…
Higher Education Regulation | Student Loans | Student Aid | LettersThe following letter is for Chairman Calvert and Ranking Member McCollum of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, urging $155 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018.
Humanities | National Endowment for the Humanities | Federal Budget | FY18 | LettersThe following information on student debt is intended to provide context for the conversation about this important issue, particularly with respect to AAU institutions.
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