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American Historical Association (AHA) Statement Opposing Legislative Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism and American History
On June 14, 2021, ARL joined American Historical Association in opposing legislation that aims to prohibit or impede the teaching and education of students concerning what are termed “divisive concepts.”...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter to Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees Identifying Community Funding Requests for the FY22 Appropriations Process
On June 11, 2021, ARL joined the American Council on Education (ACE) in outlining funding priorities for the higher education community in the next fiscal year. Letter on funding priorities...
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Maryland Is First State to Expand Equitable Access to E-books through Libraries (updated)
Final update: On February 16, a judge granted the Association of American Publishers (AAP) motion for preliminary injunction of Maryland’s law requiring publishers to offer electronic literary materials to libraries on “reasonable...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter to Senators Kennedy and Sinema Recommending Flexibility in the “Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act of 2021”
On May 13, 2021, ARL joined the American Council on Education (ACE) in recommending ways to make the "Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act of 2021" more flexible, to...
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Coalition for International Education Letter to House Appropriators in support of funding for International Education and Foreign Language Studies
On May 12, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter to Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro and Ranking Member Tom Cole endorsing a bipartisan letter from the House of Representatives recommending $151.4 million...
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Coalition for International Education Letter to Senate Leadership Supporting Enhancements of Title VI of the Higher Education Act
On April 27, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter to Majority Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell supporting inclusion of enhancements to Title VI of the Higher Education Act in...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter to Senate Leadership in Support of James Kvaal
On April 26, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter to Majority Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell expressing enthusiastic support for James Kvaal, who has been nominated to serve as...
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How the Humanities Will Help Us Recover
The humanities enrich our understanding of our own and others’ experience of the world, and help us imagine and build a better future as we recover from a year of...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter to US State Department and US Department of Homeland Security on International Students
On March 18, 2021, ARL signed on to a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on taking steps to allow international students...
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Access to Knowledge Coalition Letter to US Trade Representative on Protecting Fair Use in International Copyright Policy
On March 17, 2021, ARL signed on to a letter to US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on protecting and promoting fair use rights in international copyright policy. Access to Knowledge...
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