ARL advances our priorities by working in coalition with representatives from civil society, higher education, libraries, scholars, open science, research, technology, and trade. On this page you will find letters, comments, and endorsements that capture our positions on funding research and higher education; maintaining balance in copyright; facilitating full participation in the education experience for all students, including international students and students with disabilities; and calling for transparency and accountability in the federal government.
View our sign-on letters below.
Academic Freedom
Appropriations
Broadband & Open Internet
Civil and Human Rights
Higher Education Policy
International Students & DACA Recipients
Open Science
Personnel/Confirmations
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ACE Letter to Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM)-33
On June 5, 2023, ARL joined comments by ACE on OSTP’s draft Research Security Program Standard Requirement, which was developed as part of National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM)-33 for U.S....
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ACE Letter to US Department of Education on Foreign Gift and Contract Disclosures
On June 5, 2023, ARL joined comments by ACE in response to an Information Collection Request published by the Department of Education on Section 117 foreign gifts and contract reporting...
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Coalition for International Education
On May 9, 2023, ARL joined the Coalition for International Education and 28 other organizations in calling on congressional appropriators to invest in the US Department of Education’s International and...
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Coalition for Health Funding Letter on Non-Defense Spending
On May 15, 2023, ARL joined more than 750 signatories in a letter by the Coalition for Health Funding, calling on Congressional leaders to support non-defense spending through the federal...
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EDUCAUSE/ARL Joint Letter on Guidance around Third-Party Servicers (TPS)
On March 30, 2023, ARL and EDUCAUSE jointly issued a letter to the Department of Education with examples of institutional concerns regarding the Department’s recent guidance around third-party servicers (TPS);...
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Open the Government Letter on Presidential Records Act Reform
On March 22, 2023, ARL joined the Open the Government Coalition in urging the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Government Affairs and the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability...
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Institute for College Access & Success Letter on #DoublePell
On March 22, 2023, ARL joined the Institute for College Access & Success and higher education associations in calling on House and Senate appropriators in Congress to raise the maximum...
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Coalition for National Science Funding Letter in Support of National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding
On March 15, 2023, ARL joined the Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) in asking members of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science to appropriate...
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Section 230 Coalition Letter
On March 8, 2023, in advance of a Senate hearing on Section 230, ARL joined more than 30 public interest organizations, industry members, legal advocates, and academics in reminding lawmakers...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter in Support of Young Undocumented Immigrants
On November 17, 2022, ARL joined 64 higher education organizations in urging Congress to pass legislation to provide permanent protection for young, undocumented people who were brought to the US...
