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AAU, ACE, and other higher education organizations sent a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate education committees endorsing the College Transparency Act (S. 839/H.R. 2030) and urging the inclusion of CTA language currently in the America COMPETES Act in the final and reconciled…
Higher Education Legislation | Higher Education Regulation | Innovation and Competitiveness | Department of Education | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | LettersRepresentative Cicilline (D-OR) is leading a letter requesting that the House Appropriations Committee provide a robust funding for the Federal Pell Grant Program in Fiscal Year 2023 so that the maximum individual award can be increased to $12,990, which is nearly double the current maximum award.…
Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Department of Education | Federal Budget | Agency Budgets | FY23 | LettersThe Student Aid Alliance, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies seeking increased funding for federal student aid programs in FY23.
FY23 | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | The Cost of College | LettersAAU joined 89 other associations and organizations in urging Congress “to support and prioritize the mental and behavioral health needs” of students in higher education. The associations’ letter notes that the mental health crisis among college students has long been under addressed and has…
COVID-19 | Higher Education Legislation | LettersAAU joined ACE and 31 other organizations on a letter to Senate HELP Committee leaders urging them to adopt a amendment by Senator Chris Murphy to add the ‘‘Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act,” or TREAT Act to the PREVENT Pandemics Act (S. 3799).
COVID-19 | Higher Education Legislation | LettersAn expansion of the Emory Advantage program will eliminate need-based loans as part of undergraduate students’ financial aid packages, replacing them with institutional grants and scholarships beginning this fall for the 2022-23 academic year.
Affordability and Student Aid | Emory UniversityAAU joined 187 organizations in encouraging Congress to invest in America’s students by doubling the maximum Pell Grant award
The Cost of College | Affordability and Student Aid | Student Aid | FY22 | LettersAAU sent a letter to Congress urging passage of final FY22 appropriations and Build Back Better Act provisions important to our nation’s health, economic competitiveness, security, and crucial government-university research partnership.
Federal Budget | FY22 | Innovation and Competitiveness | Affordability and Student Aid | Agency Budgets | LettersAAU joined letters led by ACE to thank the House for introducing two VA technical corrections bills. One letter is to Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) and another letter is to Chairman Mark Takano (D-CA), Rep. David Trone (D-MD), Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA).
Affordability and Student Aid | LettersBuoyed by endowment performance and strength in fundraising, the University will invest in three initiatives supporting undergraduates and Providence students.
Affordability and Student Aid | Brown University