Good morning MACRAO membership-
While there are no additional Missouri legislature updates to share, the Government Relations Committee wanted to share some additional articles that may be of interest to the membership.
AACRAO Transcript-AACRAO Joins Community Letter Urging Congressional Leaders to Full Fund the Pell Grant Program and Reject Proposed Eligibility Cuts
AACRAO Advocacy-AACRAO provided opportunity to advocate for international students and scholars to be allowed at United States institutions. Users can supply zip code and address and AACRAO will provide a letter template for contacting your local legislators.
Inside Higher Ed-Student’ Advocates Voice Concern as Education Department Amps Up ID Verification
Inside Higher Ed-Senate Higher Ed Bill Walks Back Some House Proposals
Inside Higher Ed-Trump Ends Vital Higher Ed Data System Training
Inside Higher Ed-Where International Students Stand Now
Inside Higher Ed-Judge Rules Colleges Can Pay Student Athletes Directly
Chronicle of Higher Education-Judge Approves Landmark Settlement Changing the Way College Sports Are Run
Additionally, the Chronicle of Higher Education is offering a three part free webinar series titled “Trump and Higher Ed: Understanding the Latest.” Session 1 was on Thursday, June 12. There are two remaining sessions:
- Session 2: July 23 at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT
- Session 3: August 20 at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT
To register for these sessions, you can visit the link below. Registering will also provide you access to watch Session 1 on-demand.
MACRAO Government Relations Committee
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