Stakeholders weighed in on the Department of Education’s rulemaking and advisory structures this week with formal community letters and nominations tied to the Accreditation, Innovation and Modernization (AIM) Committee and the RISE Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Organizations filed commentary on the RISE NPRM and nominated primary negotiators for proprietary institutions, workforce employees, and state officials to sit at AIM tables. The submissions—filed with the Education Department and posted by AGB—signal sector engagement as the department reshapes accreditation and innovation policy. Campus leaders and association counsel should track committee appointments and letter content: nominees may influence definitions of program quality, negotiated rulemaking outcomes, and future accreditor standards that affect institutional eligibility for federal aid.