The Weekly Update Archive: 2025

May 29, 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 […]

May 23, 2025

Higher Education Leaders Share Concerns on Federal Financial Aid The leaders of the Universities of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and the Wisconsin Technical College System sent a letter to Wisconsin’s Congressional Delegation highlighting concerns with the Student Success and Taxpayer Saving Plan as passed by the House Education and Workforce […]

May 19, 2025

The leaders of the Universities of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and Wisconsin Technical College System sent a letter to Wisconsin’s congressional delegation highlighting concerns with the Student Success and Taxpayer Saving Plan as passed by the House Education and Workforce Committee. Read the letter from Jay Rothman, President, Universities of Wisconsin, Eric Fulcomer, […]

May 16, 2025

Congressional Updates This week, throughout various committees in the House of Representatives, the chamber continued to advance reconciliation proposals as directed by H.Con.Res.14, the FY25 Concurrent Budget Resolution. The House Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Agriculture Committee websites contain additional information on these pieces, and in the coming days, the House of Representatives […]

May 9, 2025

Recent Federal Actions Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Reminds Colleges and Universities of Their Obligations to Help Struggling Borrowers White House: Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research White House: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Achieves Improved Safety and Security of Biological Research Department of Education: ED, HHS, and GSA Initiate […]

May 2, 2025

Recent Federal Actions Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Finds the University of Pennsylvania Has Violated Title IX Department of Education: ED, HHS Launch Title VI Investigations of Harvard University and Harvard Law Review Amid Allegations of Discriminatory Practices White House: Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals […]

April 25, 2025

Recent Federal Actions National Science Foundation: Updates on NSF Priorities National Institutes of Health: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education to Begin Federal Student Loan Collections, Other Actions to Help Borrowers Get Back into Repayment White House: Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities White […]

April 18, 2025

Recent Federal Actions Department of Energy: Department of Energy Overhauls Policy for College and University Research, Saving $405 Million Annually for American Taxpayers Department of Education: Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism Statement Regarding Harvard University Department of Homeland Security: Secretary Noem Terminates $2.7 Million in DHS Grants; Orders Harvard to Prove Compliance with Foreign […]

April 11, 2025

Recent Federal Actions U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS): DHS to Begin Screening Aliens’ Social Media Activity for Antisemitism White House: Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment White House: Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers White House: Amendment to Reciprocal Tariffs and Updated Duties as Applied to Low-Value Imports from the People’s […]

April 9, 2025

UW President Jay Rothman sent a letter to Wisconsin’s congressional delegation dated April 9, 2025,  expressing the UWs concern over the potential impact on cuts to student financial aid.