Letter to Congress in Support of the College Transparency Act
| 5/2/2022 | Letter to the leaders of the House and Senate education committees urging lawmakers to include the College Transparency Act as they work to reconcile differences between the Senate-passed United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) and the House-passed America COMPETES Act. |
Topic(s): Legislation; Data
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter Urging Congress to Support Student Mental Health Care Needs
| 4/13/2022 | Letter from a coalition of nearly 100 organizations to the leaders of the House and Senate education committees, the Senate Finance Committee, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee strongly urging them to prioritize the needs of college students as they develop mental health legislation. |
Topic(s): Mental Health; Health Care; Legislation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter on Conference Consideration of COMPETES Act and USICA
| 3/22/2022 | Letter to House and Senate leaders outlining concerns with the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength Act of 2022 and the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act as the two bills go to conference. |
Topic(s): Legislation; Science and Technology; Research
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to House Veterans’ Affairs Committee on the 85-15 Policy Reset
| 3/15/2022 | Letter to the leaders of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee expressing concerns about the VA’s recent 85-15 policy reset and changes in the requirements for the 35 percent exemption. |
Topic(s): Regulation; GI Bill
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments to the State Department on Proposed Visa Fee Increases
| 2/28/2022 | Comments in response the State Department notice of proposed rulemaking regarding proposed adjustments to the fees for processing several nonimmigrant visa applications, including F-1
student visas and J-1 exchange visitors. |
Topic(s): Regulation; Immigration and International Students
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Requesting Action on Threats to HBCUs
| 2/14/2022 | Letter from ACE and 63 other organizations to the leaders of the House and Senate urging Congress to promptly pass resolution condemning threats of violence against HBCUs and hold hearings into these threats. |
Topic(s): Campus Safety; Legislation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments to the FTC on the Proposed Safeguards Rule
| 2/7/2022 | Comments from ACE and 12 other higher education associations to the Federal Trade Commission regarding the NPRM on “Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information.” |
Topic(s): Regulation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Summary: Higher Education Provisions in House Bill 4521, The America COMPETES Act of 2022
| 1/27/2022 | H.R. 4521 would authorize increased funding for the National Science Foundation and other research priorities, strengthen STEM education programs, and boost American economic competitiveness and enhance research security. |
Topic(s): Science and Technology; Legislation
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Type: Bill Summary
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Letter on Section 118 of the National Defense Authorization Act
| 12/6/2021 | Request for Congress to remove from the National Defense Authorization Act the section requiring any contractor to make publicly available all diversity training materials or internal policies "for review and identification of Critical Race Theory or similar theoretical instruction in a timely manner.”
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Topic(s): Legislation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Draft Rule
| 11/29/2021 | From ACE and 45 other higher education associations to the Department of Homeland Security in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals published in September 2021.
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Topic(s): Immigration and International Students; Dreamers; Regulation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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