AAR has submitted comments about the Department of Education’s proposed Recission of Regulations regarding the International Education Programs and Fulbright-Hays Program (Docket ID ED-2026-OPE-0991)
Title VI and Fulbright-Hays programs provide critical support for humanities disciplines through foreign language instruction and educational exchanges that enable scholars to conduct research. These programs are essential to research, teaching, and public scholarship in many areas, including religious studies. The proposed change would eliminate legally binding procedural safeguards that, in many instances, provide the sole guarantee that proposals and applications will be assessed on their merits and with input from academic specialists. The rule would reduce scholars’ ability to produce the evidence-based scholarship that informs education, public policy, cultural institutions, and public understanding of religion and culture. AAR in comments submitted urged the department to withdraw the proposed changes.
The time period for public comments has closed on July 31, 2026.