Advocacy Updates
ACHA has endorsed Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández’s (D-NM) introduction of the Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act (HR 9214), which represents significant progress in ensuring the health, safety,…
In May 2024, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), which operates under the U.S. Department of Education, invited public comments in response to the upcoming execution of the 2024-25…
The National Health Services Corps (NHSC) Site Designation Program, operated by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), addresses health professional shortages in underserved communities, known as health professional shortage…
Advocacy 101: A Primer on Advocacy and ACHA’s Advocacy Work Recorded October 11, 2023 In this insightful one-hour webinar, we explored the strategic approach ACHA employs for effective advocacy, delving…
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court effectively ended affirmative action in college admissions in its Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina…
The American College Health Association (ACHA) emphatically opposes the criminalization and eroding of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts on college campuses. We want to assure our members in impacted…
As leading higher education organizations, the American College Health Association and the American Council on Education (ACE) support the efforts of our colleges and universities to provide a high-quality educational…
The U.S. Department of Education previously requested input and information from the public to identify activities that could be undertaken with newly established authority and funds provided under the Consolidated…
ACHA member institutions can receive federal Title X family planning funding, and several of them already have. Here is some information about the program to consider when deciding whether it…
On February 21, 2022, ACHA sent letters endorsing Bill H.R.3294, the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act to Representative Alma Adams (D-NC) and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE). The bill would authorize the…
