The Weekly Update Archive: November 2025

November 21, 2025

Federal Friday  Secretary McMahon: McMahon: The shutdown proved just how little the Department of Education will be missed USCIS: DHS Strengthens Integrity in Nation’s Immigration System, Returns to Commonsense Legal Immigration Levels Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Announces Six New Agency Partnerships to Break Up Federal Bureaucracy Department of Education: U.S. Secretary of […]

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 –  […]