The Weekly Update Archive: 2025

November 14, 2025

Federal Friday  Cornell University: An agreement to restore Cornell’s federal research funding Full Agreement House Judiciary Committee: Report: Illegal Racial Discrimination in Faculty Hiring at George Mason University Under the Direction of President Gregory Washington House Select Committee on the CCP: Moolenaar to Columbia University: Cut Ties with CCP-backed Exchange Programs Department of Education: U.S. […]

November 14, 2025

Since the beginning of the year, the Universities of Wisconsin has been reviewing federal legislative actions, regulatory changes, and Presidential executive orders. Some of our work has been to coordinate outreach and action on those issues affecting our UW universities. Here’s an update to the work the Universities of Wisconsin has been doing specifically on […]

November 7, 2025

Federal Friday  Office of Management and Budget: M-25-36 Streamlining the Review of Deregulatory Actions (October 21, 2025) Negotiated Rulemaking Update On November 6, 2025, the Department of Education announced the conclusion of the agency’s negotiated rulemaking session. The Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Committee reached consensus on changes to federal student loans stemming from H.R.1 –  […]

October 31, 2025

Federal Friday  Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Announces Final Rule on Public Service Loan Forgiveness to Protect American Taxpayers Government Funding Updates At present, efforts to reopen the government remain stalled and without a clear off-ramp. This week, the House of Representatives remained in recess, but members could be called back to DC […]

October 24, 2025

Federal Friday  U.S. Customs and Immigration Services: Presidential Proclamation on Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers U.S. Customs and Immigration Services: H-1B Specialty Occupations U.S. Department of Justice: The Justice Department Announces Agreement with University of Virginia University of Virginia: Interim President Paul Mahoney’s message to the University community on UVA’s agreement with the […]

October 17, 2025

Federal Friday Government Funding Updates At present, efforts to reopen the government remain stalled and without a clear off-ramp. This week, the House of Representatives remained in recess, but members could be called back to DC for votes if events warranted. In the Senate, the House-passed CR continued to fail through successive votes. Ultimately, the […]

October 10, 2025

Federal Friday Department of Energy: Energy Department Announces Termination of 223 Projects, Saving Over $7.5 Billion Government Funding Update At present, conversations surrounding government funding remain stalled. This week, the Senate again voted on the House-passed CR, which to date has not gathered sufficient votes for passage. Over the course of the week, the House […]

October 3, 2025

Federal Friday Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Awards Over $153 Million in American History and Civics Seminars Grants House Committee on Education & Workforce: Walberg, Stefanik Press Harvard about Cultivating Antisemitic Environment Department of Health and Human Services: HHS’ Office for Civil Rights Refers Harvard University for Suspension and Debarment Proceedings Department of […]

September 26, 2025

Federal Friday Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Places Harvard University on Heightened Cash Monitoring for Financial Responsibility Concerns Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Issues Denial of Access Letter to Harvard University for Its Continued Failure to Provide Admissions Data Select Committee on the CCP: From Ph.D. to PLA: How Visa Policies […]

September 19, 2025

Federal Friday Select Committee on the CCP: How the Chinese Communist Party Exploits U.S. University Partnerships to Empower China’s Military and Repression Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Makes Historic Grant Investments in Programs That Bolster Educational Outcomes Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Releases Secretary McMahon’s Patriotic Education Supplemental Priority Department of […]