June 30, 2025

Dear ASHE Members-

On June 27, 2025, ASHE joined over 40 other higher education organizations in a joint letter to Senate leadership expressing deep concern about provisions in the Senate reconciliation bill that would significantly reduce access to federal student aid, impose new taxes on colleges and universities, and threaten the financial stability of institutions committed to access and affordability. While the Senate bill improves upon the more harmful House version, we remain opposed to key measures—such as reduced graduate loan options, a new tax on institutional endowments, and policy changes that would raise costs for students—and are actively urging lawmakers to revise the bill to better support students, institutions, and the future of higher education.

Over the next few months, the ASHE Presidential Commission  for Responding and Reshaping Higher Education Policy will host a series of Presidential Webinars. Additionally, ASHE has partnered once again with the Scholars Strategy Network to support members in writing op-eds and policy briefs, with three upcoming events.

ACE has developed a toolkit that is publicly available. The toolkit provides resources to review the key facts, talking points, and context; urge lawmakers to support policies that protect access, innovation, and student success; and use platforms to raise awareness through social media and campus networks.​

Sincerely,

Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher, PhD

she/her

ASHE 2025 President

president@ashe.ws

Professor and Renée and Richard Goldman Dean, School of Education

University of Pittsburgh