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Anticompetitive Practices Reduce Diversity of Knowledge
In June, a bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced a package of antitrust reform bills targeted at curbing anticompetitive practices in online markets. The bills followed a series of House...
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An Advocacy Agenda for Student Success Must Address Basic Needs
A recent qualitative study by the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) observed, “universities are still designed for the college student...
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Scholars at Risk Network Letter on Saving Afghanistan’s Scholars, Students, Practitioners, Civil Society Leaders, and Activists
On August 17, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, calling on the US Department of State and other relevant US federal agencies to...
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Dispatch from the United Nations 2nd Open Science Conference
In July I attended the virtual Open Science Conference hosted by the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library; the program and other details are on the UN Library’s website. Reflecting on...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Protecting DACA Recipients
On August 4, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter to House and Senate leadership and ranking members calling for Congress to provide permanent legal protections for Deferred Action for Childhood...
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Research Libraries Ensure Trustworthiness in Times of Need
As we emerge into what follows historic crises in public health, democracy, and social justice, our society is challenged in almost every dimension of our lives with questions of trust...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Fiscal Year 2022 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
On July 23, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in support of the FY 22 Labor-Health and Human...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Fiscal Year 2022 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
On July 14, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter to Representative Rosa DeLauro and Representative Kay Granger, chair and ranking member of the House Committee on Appropriations, in support of...
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Biden’s Competition Order Advances Right-to-Repair Movement
Today, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” Among other provisions, the order aims to address anticompetitive terms imposed by manufacturers that restrict third-party...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Negotiated Rulemaking for Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA)
On July 1, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter to the US Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education, in response to its intent to prepare regulations for programs authorized...