AAU board endorses FAIR Model for covering real costs of research
The Board of Directors of the Association of American Universities (AAU) announced their support of the FAIR Model proposed by the Joint Accountability Group.
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The Board of Directors of the Association of American Universities (AAU) announced their support of the FAIR Model proposed by the Joint Accountability Group.
Higher ed associations, including The American Council on Education (ACE), the Association of American Universities (AAU), and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), advocate for the reinstatement of canceled NIH grants. UW–Madison’s Office of Legal Affairs continues to work closely with the Wisconsin Department of Justice and higher ed associations on legal challenges to prevent wrongful funding cuts, grant terminations and delays.
On Friday, July 18, the House of Representatives passed the Senate-amended rescission package with a vote of 216-213, eliminating federal funding to public media. Wisconsin Public Media (WPM) is a division of UW–Madison and relies on federal support for its operations.
President Donald Trump signed Congress’ reconciliation package, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” into law on July 4th. The most significant impacts to UW–Madison include the provision to defund SNAP-Ed and changes to federal student financial aid.
The International Division recently shared messages with UW–Madison’s international community regarding new U.S. travel restrictions.
International Student Services shared two communications regarding recent Department of State actions.