AERA joins the health and scientific communities in urging the administration to reverse its decision to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the collection and analysis of COVID-19 patient data. July 17, 2020
AERA signed onto a letter to the White House, Department of Homeland Security and Department of State, requesting that plans announced by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement on July 6 to modify the exemption to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program be withdrawn. July 8, 2020 AERA President Shaun Harper testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce investment on the racial equity implications of reopening college and university campuses in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. July 7, 2020
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AERA Endorses Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act AERA Highlights, June 2020
Senate Confirms Sethuraman Panchanathan as Next NSF Director AERA Highlights, June 2020
Trump Administration Issues Executive Order Suspending Certain Work Visas AERA Highlights, June 2020
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