Thursday, May 01, 2025
ASEEES Responds to 2025 Federal Actions: Statements and Alerts
Advocacy Statements
ASEEES Statements
Board of Directors Letter to ASEEES Members
ASEEES Urges Support for the US Department of Education Title VI Program
Joint Statements
- ASEEES signed the American Association of Colleges & Universities and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences’s joint statement against government overreach and political interference endangering U.S. higher education, April 22, 2025.
- ASEEES signed the American Historical Association statement condemning targeting of foreign scholars, April 21, 2025.
- ASEEES signed the ACLS joint statement on cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities and call on the administration and on Congress to uphold our nation’s historic commitment to these cherished values and activities in American communities, April 3, 2025.
- ASEEES signed the National Humanities Alliance statement on threats to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and calls upon Members of Congress to ensure that this crucial government agency fulfills the mandate set by Congress, April 1, 2025.
- ASEEES signed the American Historical Association statement in defense of the Smithsonian, March 31, 2025.
- ASSEES signed the American Historical Association statement on indiscriminate cuts to the federal government, March 24, 2025.
- ASEEES signed the joint ACLS-Phi Beta Kappa Society statement on the Executive Order to dismantle the US Department of Education, March 21, 2025.
Action Alerts
Take Action for International Education by signing on to Sen. Brian Schatz’s letter for funding for the Department of Education’s International Education programs, HEA-Title VI and Fulbright-Hays, in FY 2026.
Urge your Representative to sign on to Rep. Deborah Ross’s letter strengthen our nation’s international education infrastructure with funding the international education, Title VI, and Fulbright-Hays.
Join Alliance for International Exchange and Tell Congress to reject President’s budget proposal and support funding for international exchange programs.
Join NAFSA in urging Congress to restore and sustain federal investment in international education.
Join NAFSA in telling Congress international students are essential to America’s safety, economy and global strength.
Join NHA in showing your support of the National Endowment for the Humanities to your Members of Congress.
NHA is gathering information on NEH grants that have been canceled to document the reach of the cancellations. If you have a cancelled NEH grant, please complete this form.
News & Resources
BASEES issues a statement of solidarity with colleagues in the USA. May 11, 2025
ACLS, AHA, and MLA have filed a lawsuit alleging the administration’s illegal dismantling of National Endowment for the Humanities. May 1, 2025
Federal Court halts dismantling of Federal Library Agency in response to an ALA Lawsuit. May 1, 2025
For the latest news and action regarding the Fulbright program, check the Fulbright Association’s website.