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Request for Meeting on Section 117 Reporting Requirements
| 2/11/2021 | Letter to Acting Education Secretary Philip Rosenfelt requesting a meeting to clarify the obligations of colleges and universities under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act, which deals with foreign gift and contract reporting. |
Topic(s): Regulation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Questions to ED on Emergency Relief Funding Distribution
| 2/10/2021 | Letter to incoming Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona outlining questions campuses have about the rules for spending the most recent round of COVID-19 relief funds approved by Congress in the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. |
Topic(s): Federal Budget and Appropriations; Budget; Legislation; Financial Aid
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments and Memo to the Education Department on the Enforcement of Section 117
| 12/14/2020 | Comments and legal memorandum to the Department of Education in response to the notification of interpretation and request for comments on the department's enforcement authority for failure to adequately report under Section 117.
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Topic(s): Regulation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to FEMA on Health and Safety Reimbursement
| 12/10/2020 | ACE and 14 other higher education associations sent this letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency asking for new guidance clarifying that colleges and universities can use public assistance funding to support critical public health and safety work. |
Topic(s): Crisis Management; Regulation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Executive Action Priorities for Higher Education Under the Biden Administration
| 11/19/2020 | Letter to the Biden-Harris transition team on the Trump administration's executive actions of concern to students, educators, and institutions that could be reversed by the Biden administration. |
Topic(s): Title IX; Regulation; Immigration and International Students; Campus Issues; Dreamers
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Rescission of 2016 Clery Handbook: What Does It Mean for Colleges and Universities?
| 10/28/2020 | The Department of Education is rescinding the 2016 Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting and publishing a new Clery-related Appendix in the FSA Handbook. This Issue Brief explains the changes and answers key questions. |
Topic(s): Clery Act; Campus Safety; Regulation
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Type: Issue Brief
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Request to Withdraw Trump Administration's Executive Order Restricting Diversity Training
| 10/8/2020 | Letter to President Trump from ACE and 54 other associations requesting the administration to withdraw the recent executive order titled “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping,” which has caused enormous confusion on campuses and beyond.
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Topic(s): Regulation; Labor and Employment
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Summary of Proposed Rule on International Student "Duration of Status"
| 10/1/2020 | Summary and talking points on the Department of Homeland Security’s proposed rule on duration of status, which would create a fixed amount of time of authorized stay for students on F and J visas and members of the international media on I visas. |
Topic(s): Immigration and International Students; Regulation
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Type: Issue Brief
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Letter to the House in Support of Flexibility for Veterans Education Benefits During the Pandemic
| 9/23/2020 | Letter to the House Committee on Veteran Affairs in support of extending a law to help ensure that veteran education benefits are not disrupted because of COVID-19. The new end date is December 2021. |
Topic(s): Veterans; Veterans Education; Legislation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to the Senate in Support of Flexibility for Veterans Education Benefits During the Pandemic
| 9/23/2020 | Letter to the Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs in support of extending a law to help ensure that veteran education benefits are not disrupted because of COVID-19. The new end date is December 2021. |
Topic(s): Veterans; Veterans Education; Legislation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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