Effective public policy is vital to sustaining a high-quality, affordable and accessible American public higher education system. AASCU serves as a valued resource to its members and stakeholders throughout the nation by providing both federal and state policy research, analysis and advocacy for sound public policy that advances higher education across the United States.
This site contains AASCU’s Public Policy Agenda—an annual summary of the association’s top federal and state higher education policy priorities—as well as continuous updates, resources and publications on policy issues central to maintaining the world’s best quality and most accessible higher education system.
AASCU Federal Policy Actions
April 27, 2012
Joint higher education letter on student loan increase (Link)
April 9, 2012
Letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on VA debt payoff policy (Link)
March 28, 2012
Secretary Duncan's Testimony on the President's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal (Link)
For more Federal Policy Actions, visit Federal Policy section.
AASCU State Policy Action
May 21, 2012
AASCU's Dan Hurley quoted in Kalamazoo Gazette article "Michigan needs clear, consistent policy for funding higher education, Western Michigan University president says." (Read)
May 21, 2012
AASCU's Lesley McBain quoted in Courier Post (NJ) article "College mergers often fail." (Read)
May 18, 2012
AASCU EdLines 18 May 2012 (Read)
May 10, 2012
AASCU EdLines 10 May 2012 (Read)
For more State Policy Actions, visit State Policy section.