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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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Visa Flexibility for Afghan Students and Scholars
On November 1, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter by the American Council on Education (ACE) asking Secretary of State Antony Blinken to grant flexibility in the F-1 and J-1...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Higher Education Priorities in Budget Reconciliation Bill
On October 27, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter by the American Council on Education (ACE) with a broad coalition of education and social groups encouraging Congress to invest in...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Higher Education Investments in Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill
On October 21, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter by the American Council on Education (ACE) asking House Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Schumer to retain the level of higher...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Flexibility Needed for International Students and Scholars under New Travel Policy
On October 14, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter by American Council on Education (ACE) asking the Biden Harris administration to continue to grant flexibility as US travel policies change,...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Scholars and Students in Afghanistan
On September 24, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter calling on House and Senate Leadership to support efforts and legislation to assist students and scholars who have been displaced by...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Education Priorities in Budget Resolution
On September 9, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter to Representative Bobby Scott and Representative Virginia Foxx, Chair and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, call...
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Scholars at Risk Network Letter on Saving Afghanistan’s Scholars, Students, Practitioners, Civil Society Leaders, and Activists
On August 17, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, calling on the US Department of State and other relevant US federal agencies to...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Protecting DACA Recipients
On August 4, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter to House and Senate leadership and ranking members calling for Congress to provide permanent legal protections for Deferred Action for Childhood...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Fiscal Year 2022 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
On July 23, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in support of the FY 22 Labor-Health and Human...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Fiscal Year 2022 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
On July 14, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter to Representative Rosa DeLauro and Representative Kay Granger, chair and ranking member of the House Committee on Appropriations, in support of...
