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Pearson v. Chegg Challenges Lawfulness of Supplementary Educational Materials
Pearson Education’s recently filed copyright-infringement lawsuit against Chegg raises interesting questions concerning the provision of supplementary educational materials. This post provides an overview of the issues raised by the case....
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Scholars and Students in Afghanistan
On September 24, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter calling on House and Senate Leadership to support efforts and legislation to assist students and scholars who have been displaced by...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Education Priorities in Budget Resolution
On September 9, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter to Representative Bobby Scott and Representative Virginia Foxx, Chair and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, call...
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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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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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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...