Federal Policy

Additional letters regarding COVID-19 and its impact on higher education can be found on AASCU’s Coronavirus Resources Page.

December 2, 2020
Community’s Letter to Congress on the Financial Impact of the Pandemic on Institutions of Higher Education—December 2020
(Read)

December 2, 2020
Community Response to the Request for Information Regarding the Sept. 22 Executive Order 13950 on “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” (Read)

July 29, 2020
Community Letter to Congress in Support of the “SAFE TO WORK Act,” to Provide Temporary and Targeted Liability Protections Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic (Read)

July 29, 2020
Community Letter to Senate Requesting Extension of the Student Loan Debt Relief Provisions (Read)

July 22, 2020
Community Letter to DHS Seeking Clarity Regarding the Status of Incoming International Students—July 22, 2020 (Read)

July 20, 2020
AASCU Joins Public IHE Associations in Letter to Congress on Public Benefits in the Fifth Supplemental Bill (Read)

July 10, 2020
Community Letter to the Department of Homeland Security on ICE Guidance from July 6, 2020 on International Students (Read)

July 2, 2020
Community Letter to Senate HELP Committee on Reopening Costs for Institutions – Fall 2020 (Read)

June 1, 2020
Community letter regarding CARES Act Emergency Unemployment Relief Funding (Read)

May 29, 2020
Community Letter to the Senate on 5^th Supplemental Request for IHEs and students (Read)

May 22, 2020
Letter to Federal Reserve and Treasury on nonprofit facility for Main Street Lending Program (Read)

May 6, 2020
Community endorsement of the American Opportunity Student Tax Relief Act of 2020 (Read)

April 30, 2020
ED Announces CARES Act Funding for MSIs and IHEs With Greatest Unmet Need (Read)

April 23, 2020
Community request to Congress to change the mid-sized loan programs in the CARES Act (Read)
Community request to Congress to changes the SBA programs created under the CARES Act, specifically, the PPA (Read)

April 16, 2020
Community Comments to the Federal Reserve for Guidance on the Main Street Lending Program (Read)

April 14, 2020
Community letter in support of the Senate Student-Veteran Coronavirus Response Act (Read)

April 9, 2020
Higher Education Community Tax Proposals to Congress in Support of Students and Institutions—Phase 4 COVID-19 Legislation (Read)

April 8, 2020
Request for Guidance from State Department: COVID-19 and International Students (Read)

April 1, 2020
Preliminary Analysis of Funding Estimates Under CARES Act 2020 (Read)
Description of Formula Used for Funding Analysis Estimates (Read)

March 27, 2020
Statement from AASCU President Mildred García, Ed.D., on passage of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Read)

March 24, 2020
Higher ed community letter to Secretary DeVos on the proposed rulemaking on Title IX (Read)

March 24, 2020
Higher ed community letter to Secretary Devos requesting regulatory relief during pandemic ( Read)

January 16, 2020
Coalition letter to Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in support of the AIM-HIGH Act ( Read) 

December 23, 2019
Coalition letter to UCCIS re: Immigration and Naturalization Benefit Request Fees ( Read) 

December 17, 2019
Coalition letter to the U.S. Department of Education re: Foreign Gifts and Contracts Disclosure ( Read) 

December 9, 2019
Coalition letter to House Ways and Means and Senate Finance leadership re: Kiddie Tax Scholarship Fix, Extension of Tuition Deduction and Repeal of Parking Tax and Endowment Tax ( Read) 

December 5, 2019
AASCU letter to Senate HELP Leadership re: Amendments to FUTURE Act ( Read) 

November 13, 2019
AASCU mentioned in Arkansas Democrat-Gazette story "DACA should cease, legal or not, court hold; UA has 34 students in program. ( Read) 

November 5, 2019
Coalition letter to U.S. Department of Education Re: Foreign Gift and Contracts Disclosure ( Read) 

October 28, 2019
Coalition letter to House Education and Labor Committee Chair Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC) on the College Affordability Act ( Read) 

October 7, 2019
Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court re: DACA ( Read) 

September 16, 2019
Coalition letter to House and Senate leaders re: DACA Policy ( Read) 

September 9, 2019
AASCU's Luis Maldonado quoted in Education Dive article "Ed Dept pitches foreign gifts reporting tool, but uncertainty remains." ( Read) 

August 21, 2019
Coalition letter to NASA regarding Reporting Requirements Regarding Findings of Sexual Harassment, Other Forms of Harassment, or Sexual Assault ( Read) 

August 1, 2019
Coalition letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) & Rep. Al Lawson (D-FL) re: College Student Hunger Act of 2019 ( Read) 

July 25, 2019
Coalition letter to Sec. DeVos Re: State Authorization and California Students ( Read) 

July 12, 2019
AASCU letter to the U.S. Department of Education on accreditation NPRM ( Read) 

July 12, 2019
Coalition letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding Section 117 of the Higher Education Act ( Read) 

June 27, 2019
Coalition letter to Senate leaders re: Permanent Protection for Dreamers ( Read) 

June 21, 2019
Coalition letter to Senate leadership urging swift passage of the Kiddie Tax Scholarship Fix ( Read) 

June 21, 2019
Coalition letter to Secretary Betsy DeVos pertaining to Section 117 of the Higher Education Act ( Read) 

June 19, 2019
Coalition letter on Extension of Tuition Deduction and Repeal of Parking Tax ( Read)

June 7, 2019
Amicus brief in the Case of Sweda vs University of Pennsylvania ( Read) 

May 30, 2019
AASCU/APLU Letter to Principal Deputy Under Secretary Diane Jones on the Borrower Defense to Repayment Regulations ( Read) 

May 25, 2019
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in CNBC article "These Americans fled the country to escape their giant student debt." ( Read) 

May 21, 2019
Coalition comments on DOL's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Employee Overtime ( Read) 

May 21, 2019
Coalition letter in support of HR2820, the Dream Act of 2019 and HR 2821, the American Promise Act of 2019 ( Read) 

May 20, 2019
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Marketwatch article "Inside the nationwide effort to encourage students to take college credit--while still in high school." ( Read) 

May 20, 2019
Coalition letter to House Ways and Means Chairman Neal on the Kiddle Tax Scholarship Fix in SECURE Act ( Read) 

May 9, 2019
Coalition letter to House Appropriations Committee Chair and Ranking Member in support of the FY2020 Labor-HHS-Education Budget ( Read) 

May 5, 2019
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in MassLive article "Springfield College joins other Massachusetts schools in making SAT scores optional." ( Read) 

April 27, 2019
AASCU's Thomas Harnisch quoted in Missoulian article "Montana educators tout program success, track federal proposed cuts." ( Read) 

April 25, 2019
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Yale Daily News article "Up Close: Before and after 'Varsity Blue.'" ( Read) 

April 22, 2019
AASCU quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education story "Warren's Free-College Plan Would Cancel Student Debt for Millions." ( Read) 

April 9, 2019
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in CNBC article "Student Loan Borrowers with Cancer Are Supposed to Be Able to Pause Payments. They're Hitting a Wall." ( Read) 

April 3, 2019
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "Few Lessons Learned on For-Profit Closures." ( Read) 

April 2, 2019
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Times Higher Education (UK) article "US Slows Refunds to Students Defrauded by For-Profits to Trickle." ( Read)  

March 26, 2019
Coalition letter to Senate HELP Committee leaders on simplifying the FAFSA Form and Eliminating the Aid Elimination Penalty ( Read) 

March 21, 2019
AASCU quoted in Reuters story "Trump signs executive 'free speech' order for U.S. colleges." ( Read) 

March 20, 2019
Coalition letter to House leaders in support of the Dream and Promise Act of 2019 ( Read) 

March 13, 2019
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Popular Mechanics article "The State of American Trade Schools." ( Read) 

March 4, 2019
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Sinclair Broadcasting article "Trump promises order on campus free speech 'very soon,' offers few details ( Read) 

March 4, 2019
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in CNBC article "Attending college is a more uncertain experience today. Here's how to avoid regret. Read) 

February 14, 2019
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "Democratic Contenders' Record on Higher Ed." ( Read) 

February 13, 2019
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in CNBC article "A GOP proposal could snatch your student loan payment right from your paycheck." ( Read) 

February 7, 2019
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Education Dive article "As borrower defense gets another rewrite, for-profits wrestle with uncertainty." ( Read) 

February 4, 2019
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Times Higher Education article "US officials retreat from 'provocative' higher education reforms."  ( Read) 

January 31, 2019
AASCU Webinar on the Federal Negotiated Rulemaking Process ( Watch)

January 30, 2019
Coalition Letter to Secretary DeVos on proposed Title IX regulations ( Read)  

January 17, 2019
Coalition Letter to Delegated Undersecretary Jones Pertaining to Section 117 of the Higher Education Act ( Read) 

January 16, 2019
AASCU's Thomas Harnisch quoted in The College Post article "Dwindling International Enrollment Pushes American Universities Towards Uncertain Futures." ( Read) 

January 2, 2019
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in VICE article "What a Student Loan 'Bubble' Bursting Might Look Like." ( Read) 

January 2, 2019
Coalition letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security regarding H1-B Visas ( Read) 

December 10, 2018
Coalition letter to Department of Homeland Security regarding Public Charge rule ( Read) 

December 3, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "To Pursue Federal Aid or Not." ( Read) 

November 29, 2018
Coalition letter to HHS Secretary Azar on the definition of sex ( Read) 

November 27, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Education Week article "Betsy DeVos Say There's a Higher Education 'Crisis,' But Experts Dispute Explanations." ( Read) 

November 14, 2018
Coalition letter to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs chair and ranking members regarding implementation of the Veterans Educational Assistance Act ( Read) 

November 7, 2018
AASCU releases "The 2018 Midterm Results & Four Key Takeaways." ( Read) 

November 7, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "What a Divided Congress Means for Higher Education." ( Read) 

October 27, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in CNBC article "These Americans fled the country to escape their giant student debt." ( Read) 

October 23, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed story "For-Profits Stay on Campaign Sidelines." ( Read) 

October 19, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Harvard Crimson story "Bill That Could Endanger Harvard's Sanctions Won't Pass, Experts Say---Particularly After Blue Wave ( Read)  

October 15, 2018
AASCU's Michael Zola quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "Oversight Agenda of A Democratic House." ( Read) 

October 1, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Associated Press story "For Critics of DeVos, Sale on DeVry Chain Raises Red Flags." ( Read) 

September 21, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Bloomberg Government story "Harvard Admissions Suite Fuels Effort to Rein in Alumni Legacies." ( Read) 

September 17, 2018
Coalition letter to the Department of Homeland Security on student visa fees ( Read) 

September 14, 2018
AASCU letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding Negotiated Rulemaking and Draft Regulations ( Read) 

September 13, 2018
Coalition letter regarding the Gainful Employment regulations ( Read) 

August 30, 2018
Coalition letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the proposed final rule on borrower defense to repayment ( Read) 

August 29, 2018
Coalition reply comments before the Federal Communications Commission in the Matter of Restoring Internet Freedom ( Read) 

August 27, 2018
Coalition Amicus Brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Regarding Net Neutrality ( Read) 

August 27, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in CNBC article "Timing of student loan watchdog's resignation 'couldn't be worse,' advocates say." ( Read) 

August 1, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Texas Public Radio story "Department of Education Plans to Change Rules For Regulating Colleges." ( Read) 

July 31, 2018
Letter to the Veterans Affairs Administration regarding the implementation of the Forever GI Bill ( Read)  

July 31, 2018
Coalition Amicus Brief filed in the Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. vs President and Fellows of Harvard College ( Read) 

July 25, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in CNBC article "Trump administration could make it harder to get student loan forgiveness." ( Read) 

July 24, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Bloomberg Government story "Democrats' Message on Higher Education: We're Not the GOP." ( Read) 

July 24, 2018
AASCU letter to the National Institute of General Medical Science regarding the MARC program ( Read) 

July 21, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in CNBC article "His two year degree cost him $90,000. Now he's in a battle with the Education Department." ( Read) 

July 13, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer story "Did rankings craze hurt Temple's business school." ( Read) 

July 3, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "State Authorization Delay Delayed?" ( Read) 

June 25, 2018
Coalition letter on Pell Grant funding in the FY 2019 spending bill ( Read) 

June 21, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Washington Post article "Merging the Labor and Education departments won't accomplish much, say experts." ( Read) 

June 20, 2018
Coalition letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) expressing appreciation for efforts being made in the House to provide a legislative solution for DACA in the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 ( Read) 

June 15, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "Where Grad Students Struggle with Loan Repayments." ( Read) 

June 15, 2018
Coalition letter to the Department of Treasury pertaining to fringe benefits under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ( Read) 

June 15, 2018
AASCU releases Policy Primer Federal Risk-sharing Proposals for Student Financial Aid ( Read) 

June 11, 2018
Coalition letter to the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, Concerning the Unlawful Presence for F,J, and M Nonimmigrants ( Read) 

May 24, 2018
Coalition letter to Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) and other representatives in support of the "Queen of the Hill" Immigration Bill Resolution ( Read) 

May 14, 2018
Coalition Comments to the State Department on Social Media Proposal for Nonimmigrant Visas ( Read) 

May 10, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Wall Street Journal article "Trump Administration Considers Rolling Back College Regulations." ( Read) 

May 10, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "DeVos to Review Restrictions on Religious Institutions." ( Read) 

May 4, 2018
Coalition letter to the National Science Foundation on reporting requirements regarding findings of sexual harassment, other forms of harassment of sexual assault ( Read) 

May 4, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "Private Lenders Eye Graduate Loan Market." ( Read) 

April 27, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Atlantic article "The Best Ways to Fix College Admissions Are Probably Illegal." ( Read) 

April 24, 2018
Coalition letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray pertaining to the NSHEAB ( Read) 

April 18, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "A Federal Experiment Flounders." ( Read) 

April 13, 2018
Coalition letter the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) commending the decision of DHS to initiate the renewal process for current DACA registrants ( Read) 

April 10, 2018
Coalition letter to House leadership on the TRIO programs in the PROSPER Act ( Read)

March 30, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted The Philadelphia Inquirer in Penn, Princton, other Ivies were hard to get into. Did higher scores on the new SAT convince more students to apply? ( Read)  

March 30, 2018
Amicus Brief in the case of Donald Trump vs. State of Hawaii ( Read) 

March 22, 2018
Coalition letter to House and Senate leaders in support of the Fiscal Year 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act ( Read) 

March 15, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "Repaying More Aid When Students Drop Out." ( Read) 

March 13, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "European Rules (and Big Fines) for American Colleges." ( Read) 

February 23, 2018
Coalition letter to Senate HELP Committee chair and ranking member on the Higher Education Act reauthorization ( Read) 

February 22, 2018
AASCU Webinar on the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ( Powerpoint) ( Webinar Presentation) 

February 15, 2018
Coalition letter to House leaders on the PROSPER Act ( Read) 

February 15, 2018
Coalition letter to House and Senate leadership on DACA ( Read) 

February 14, 2018
Coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Chairs on the Labor-HHS-Education and Relations Appropriations Bills for FY18 ( Read) 

February 5, 2018
Coalition letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders on student financial aid ( Read) 

February 6, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education article "Why an Update of Higher Ed's Sweeping Framework Could Be Years Away." ( Read) 

February 5, 2018
Coalition letter to Congressional leaders on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) ( Read) 

February 1, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The New York Times article "Republicans Stuff Education Bill With Conservative Agenda." ( Read) 

January 25, 2018
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in CNBC article "GOP actions may make graduate school too costly for many." ( Read) 

December 28, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Washington Post article "Here's how Washington could shape higher education in 2018." ( Read) 

December 13, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Mother Jones article "Republicans Are Trying to Roll Back Rules That Stopped For-Profit College From Exploiting Students." ( Read) 

December 12, 2017
AASCU's Michael Zola and Thomas Harnisch quoted in Education Dive story "DACA, sexual assault remain top policy concerns for higher ed leaders." ( Read) 

December 11, 2017
Coalition letter to House Education and Workforce Committee leaders on the PROSPER Act ( Read) 

December 8, 2017
Coalition letter to House-Senate conference committee leaders on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ( Read) 

December 7, 2017
Coalition letter to the FCC on Restoring Internet Freedom ( Read) 

December 6, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Tampa Bay Business Journal article "Washington's tax plans could pose future problems for USF." ( Read) 

December 4, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Daily Tar Heel article "PROSPER Act could make first changes to Higher Education Act since 2008." ( Read)

November 30, 2017
Coalition letter to House and Senate appropriations leaders calling for removal of the non-defense discretionary budget caps ( Read)  

November 30, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Business Journals story "Washington's tax plans could pose big problems for U.S. universities. Here's who has the most at stake." ( Read)  

November 30, 2017
Coalition letter to Senate leaders in support of the Lankford Amendment on charitable giving in the Senate tax reform legislation ( Read) 

November 28, 2017
Coalition letter on the tax legislation ( Read)  

November 28, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education article "Is It Finally Time to Simplify the FAFSA? Signs Point to Yes." ( Read) 

November 17, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Vice Impact story "Bernie Sanders on Why the Times is Now to Make College Tuition Free." ( Read) 

November 16, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "Why Not Attack Tax Reform?" ( Read) 

November 15, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The News and Observer article "How the House tax bill could force graduate students out of NC universities." ( Read) 

November 14, 2017
Coalition letter to Senate Finance Chair and Ranking Member regarding HR1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ( Read) 

November 7, 2017
Coalition letter on the House tax bill ( Read) 

November 6, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "E.U. Data-Protection Law Looms." ( Read) 

November 2, 2017
AASCU Statement on House GOP Tax Reform Proposal ( Read) 

November 2, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Money article "College Students Set to Lose Several Big Tax Breaks Under GOP Tax Plan." ( Read) 

October 25, 2017
Coalition letter on the non-defense discretionary budget caps ( Read) 

October 23, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Parade article "Five Universities Helping Hurricane-Affected Students." ( Read) 

October 19, 2017
Campus sign-on letter to House and Senate leaders on the DACA program ( Read) 

October 12, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Education Week article "Yet Another Group Sets Out to Accredit Teacher-Prep Programs." ( Read) 

October 4, 2017
Coalition letter to House leadership on budget resolution ( Read) 

October 1, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in St. Louis Post-Dispatch article "Editorial: Congress should change law hindering higher education." ( Read) 

September 27, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed story "Online Education on Notice." ( Read) 

September 27, 2017
Coalition letter in support of the Perkins Loan program ( Read) 

September 25, 2017
Coalition Letter: Final Overtime RFI ( Read) 

September 25, 2017
Coalition letter to Senate leaders on the Graham-Cassidy legislation ( Read) 

September 21, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Washington Post story "Education inspector general wants to pull student aid from a popular online universitiy." ( Read) 

September 20, 2017
Coalition letter to U.S. Department of Education on regulatory reform ( Read) 

September 19, 2017
Supreme Court Amicus Brief on the Travel Ban ( Read)  

September 12, 2017
ACE-led Coalition letter to Congressional leaders on DACA ( Read) 

September 12, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Slate article "Measuring the Mizzou Effect." ( Read) 

September 12, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Forbes article "Conservatives' Rising Concern About the Value of College." ( Read) 

September 12, 2017
Coalition letter to Senate leaders on the FY 2018 budget ( Read) 

September 6, 2017
Coalition letter to Secretary DeVos Re: FSEOG Funds and Hurricane Harvey ( Read) 

September 6, 2017
Coalition letter to Congressional leaders Re: DACA ( Read) 

September 5, 2017
AASCU Letter to Congressional leaders Re: DACA ( Read) 

September 5, 2017
Coalition letter to Senate leaders on retaining funds in the Pell Grant program ( Read) 

September 1, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "DeVos and Team Put Own Stamp on Oversight." ( Read) 

August 31, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Associated Press story "Ex-DeVry Dean to Probe For-Profit Colleges; Critics Pounce ( Read) 

August 31, 2017
Ed Trust Coalition Letter to President Trump Re: DACA Program ( Read) 

August 30, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Post article "Uncertainty, decline in come mark university's budget." ( Read) 

August 30, 2017
Community comments on net neutrality to the FCC ( Read) 

August 30, 2017
HACU Coalition Letter to President Trump Re: DACA Program ( Read) 

August 28, 2017
ACE Coalition Letter to President Trump Re: DACA Program ( Read) 

August 4, 2017
Coalition letter to the Agency Reform Task Force ( Read) 

August 2, 2017
Coalition letter in support of the Dream Act of 2017 ( Read) 

July 27, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Sun Sentinel article "Students have fewer options as for-profit colleges struggle to survive." ( Read) 

July 25, 2017
Coalition letter to Senate Committee leaders supporting the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 ( Read) 

July 25, 2017
Coalition letter to Senate leaders in support of the Dream Act of 2017 ( Read) 

July 25, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education article "On Administrative Spending, WHich Colleges Get the Most Bang for the Buck?" ( Read) 

July 24, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Education Week article "Betsy DeVos is a K-12 Advocate. So Why All the Action in Higher Ed?" ( Read) 

July 23, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Morning Call article "On campus and in 'The House,' college costs remain an obstacle ( Read) 

July 22, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in WHBH Radio story "Loan Limbo-While For-Profit College Students Wait, Trump Administration Stalls." ( Read) 

July 20, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Diverse article "Beleaguered For-profit EDMC Still Seeking Financial Way Out." ( Read) 

July 20, 2017
AASCU Statement on the introduction of the Dream Act of 2017 ( Read) 

July 19, 2017
Coalition letter to House Appropriations Committee leaders on the Fiscal Year 2018 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill ( Read) 

July 18, 2017
Coalition letter in support of the "Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017." ( Read) 

July 18, 2017
Coalition letter opposing the $3.3 billion rescission from Pell Grants included in the FY 2018 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill. ( Read) 

July 17, 2017
Coalition letter regarding concerns on the Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations bill reported out of the Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee on July 13th ( Read) 

July 17, 2017
Coalition letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on student visas ( Read)  

July 17, 2017
Coalition comments before the Federal Communications Commission in the Matter of Restoring Internet Freedom ( Read) 

July 17, 2017
Coalition letter to the Senate Finance Committee on Tax Reform and Higher Education ( Read) 

July 13, 2017
AASCU's Statement on Meeting with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on campus sexual assault ( Read) 

July 12, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in NPR story "Back to the Starting Line on Regulation For-Profit Colleges." ( Read)

July 10, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in U.S. News and World Report article "Trump Administration Begins Rewriting For-Profit Regulations." ( Read)  

June 27, 2017
Coalition letter to Senate leaders regarding the "Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017." ( Read) 

June 27, 2017
AASCU statement on U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding the travel ban cited in Inside Higher Ed ( Read) 

June 27, 2017
AASCU statement on U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding the travel ban ( Read)

June 26, 2017
AASCU's Thomas Harnisch quoted in Reuters article "Your Money: How you can get miles for your student loan ( Read) 

June 15, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "Reset of Rules Aimed at For-Profits Begins." ( Read) 

June 15, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Miami Herald article "Defrauded students were about to get federal help with loans. Now they have to wait." ( Read) 

June 14, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education story "What DeVos's 'Reset' on 2 Major Consumer Rules Means for Colleges." ( Read) 

June 14, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Diverse article "Advocacy Pan DeVos Rollback of For-profit College Regulations." ( Read)

June 14, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Associated Press article "For-profit college watchdog under federal scrutiny." ( Read) 

June 10, 2017
AASCU's Thomas Harnisch and Dylan Opalich Presentation the Civic Engagement and Democratic Leadership Conference with NASPA on Federal and State Policy ( Read) 

June 2, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Washington Post article "Is Treasury best suited to handle student financial aid?" ( Read) 

May 16, 2017
AASCU cited in Inside Higher Ed article "Push for 'Unit Records' Revived ( Read) 

May 15, 2017
AASCU cited in The Chronicle of Higher Education article "Federal Lawmakers Begin New Push for Student-Outcomes Data." ( Read)

May 8, 2017
Coalition letter to Committee on Appropriations leaders on Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations Bill ( Read)

May 2, 2017
AASCU's Thomas Harnisch quoted in Diverse Issues in Higher Education article "Top Colleges Urged to Boost Percentage of Pell Grant Students" ( Read)

May 1, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Washington Post article "Congressional budget deal wards off Trump's wish list of higher-education cuts" ( Read)

April 28, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Governing article "U.S. Universities Fear Losing International Students" ( Read)

April 27, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "Steady Hand in an Unpredictable Time" ( Read)

April 14, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education article "Incentives to Attend Private Colleges Could Save States Money and Raise Graduation Rates" ( Read)

April 3, 2017
AASCU Statement on Senator Sanders' College Affordability Proposal ( Read)

April 3, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Daily Iowan article "Budget Endangers Pell Grants" ( Read)

March 27, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "Long Road for Regulatory Rollbacks" ( Read)

March 23, 2017
AASCU Federal Highlights, 12th Week of 115th Congress ( Read)

March 22, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "Do Pell Grants Discourage Marriage?" ( Read)

March 16, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Diverse article "Higher Ed Leaders Lambaste Federal Budget Proposal." ( Read) 

March 16, 2017
AASCU Statement on Proposed "Skinny Budget" ( Read) 

March 16, 2017
AASCU Federal Highlights, 11th Week of 115th Congress ( Read) 

March 8, 2017
AASCU quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education article "Senate Does Away With Obama Teacher-Prep Regulations." ( Read) 

March 7, 2017
Coalition letter to Senate leaders on teacher preparation programs ( Read)  

March 7, 2017
AASCU statement on travel ban cited in Inside Higher Ed story "Trump Signs New Travel Ban." Updated ( Read)   

March 6, 2017
Student Aid Alliance letter on Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations Bill ( Read) 

March 6, 2017
AASCU's Makese Motley quoted in Buzzfeed News article "Campus Rape Victims Are Waiting Years For Title IX Complaints to Be Resolved." ( Read) 

March 6, 2017
AASCU Letter to U.S. Senate regarding Teacher Preparation Regulations ( Read)

March 1, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Bloomberg article "A Bitter Fight Begins Over an Obama Education Legacy." ( Read) 

February 27, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Virginian-Pilot article "Watchdog agency warns of costly student loan data errors." ( Read)

February 21, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Reveal article "For nearly 200 for-profit colleges, taxpayers pay the bills." ( Read) 

February 20, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Spartan Newsroom article "Threatened cut in federal funds would hurt research, low-income students." ( Read) 

February 8, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Inside Higher Ed article "The DeVos Agenda." ( Read) 

February 7, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Diverse article "DeVos Confirmation Fails to End Uncertainty." ( Read) 

February 7, 2017
AASCU Letter to the U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee regarding Teacher Preparation Regulations ( Read) 

February 7, 2017
AASCU Statement on the Confirmation of Betsy DeVos as U.S. Secretary of Education ( Read)  

February 6, 2017
Coalition letter to Rep. Foxx and Rep. Scott re: Resolution of disapproval to block implementation of the Teacher Preparation Rule ( Read) 

February 3, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in the News and Advance article "Private college memo could be Falwell task force playbook." ( Read)

February 3, 2017
AASCU cited in The Hill article "598 colleges have 'concerns' on Trump travel ban." ( Read) 

February 3, 2017
Coalition, campus-sign on letter to Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly regarding immigration ( Read) 

February 2, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Bloomberg article "No, Trump can't cut UC-Berkley's Federal Funding by Himself." ( Read) 

February 2, 2017
AASCU's Federal Highlights -- 5th Week of 115th Congress ( Read) 

February 2, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Buzzfeed article "This Congresswoman Just Called Trump a 'Bully' For Threatening to Cut a University's Funding." ( Read) 

January 31, 2017
Coalition letter to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security John Kelly regarding President Trump's Executive Order on immigration and its effects on international students ( Read) 

January 30, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Chicago Tribune story "Universities advise some students, scholars not to travel abroad." ( Read) 

January 29, 2017
AASCU Statement Re: President Trump's Executive Order on immigration ( Read) 

January 28, 2017
AASCU's message to public college leaders regarding President Trump's Executive Order on immigration ( Read) 

January 19, 2017
AASCU Federal Highlights - 3rd Week of the 115th Congress ( Read)

January 18, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in Diverse Issues in Higher Education article "DeVos Calls for Higher Ed Reset at Factious Hearing." ( Read) 

January 17, 2017
Joint letter with APLU to U.S. Department of Education regarding the Pell Dissaggregates in the IPEDS Outcome Measures ( Read)  

January 17, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in the The Daily Beast story "Will Trump Clamp Down on For-Profit Colleges---or Reverse Obama's Regulations?" ( Read) 

January 15, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quote in The Inquirer story "The challenge for college presidents under Trump: When to speak out." ( Read) 

January 12, 2017
Coalition letter to Senators Graham and Durbin supporting the Bridge Act ( Read) 

January 9, 2017
AASCU's Barmak Nassirian quoted in The Washington Post article "Feds say too many career-training programs, for-profit schools leaving graduates saddled with debt." ( Read) 

January 5, 2017
AASCU's Makese Motley quoted in Buzzfeed News article "Senators Urge Trump Not to Roll Back Federal Rules on Campus Rape." ( Read)