{"id":18,"date":"2012-12-18T15:37:23","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T20:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2024-05-01T14:18:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T18:18:01","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University Federal Relations advocates on behalf of BU\u2019s priorities as the federal government considers policies affecting research universities, including support for student financial aid, scientific research, and the humanities. The office gathers information on emerging federal funding trends, connects faculty with federal funders, shares the University\u2019s expertise with policymakers, works with national educational and scientific organizations, and increases BU\u2019s visibility in Washington.<\/p>\n<h2>Our Strategic Priorities &amp; Interests<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Student Financial Aid<\/h3>\n<p>By participating in key legislative discussions surrounding financial aid, we&#8217;re constantly seeking ways to support BU students, families, and alumni, as they plan for the cost of college.<\/p>\n<div class=\"also-see\">\n<p><strong>See Also:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/finaid\">Financial Aid<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\">Admissions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Research Funding<\/h3>\n<p>We facilitate BU\u2019s involvement in significant federal decisions affecting research universities. We also connect faculty with federal funders and gather information on emerging federal funding trends.<\/p>\n<div class=\"also-see\">\n<p><strong>See Also:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\">Research at BU<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/brink\/\">The Brink<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\">Provost&#8217;s Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Supporting the Humanities<\/h3>\n<p>The humanities and social sciences tell us about who we are as individuals and as a nation, and federal support for these fields remains an institutional priority.<\/p>\n<div class=\"also-see\">\n<p><strong>See Also:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\">College of Arts &amp; Sciences<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/humanities\/\">Center for the Humanities<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University Federal Relations advocates on behalf of BU\u2019s priorities as the federal government considers policies affecting research universities, including support for student financial aid, scientific research, and the humanities. The office gathers information on emerging federal funding trends, connects faculty with federal funders, shares the University\u2019s expertise with policymakers, works with national educational and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3324,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":16,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11447,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/11447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/federal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}