The Weekly Update Archive: 2025

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.

April 8, 2025

We will comply with all applicable law and are committed to cooperating with law enforcement within the constraints of the law and our own delegated responsibilities. The agents may be federal or state officers, federal or state auditors or other similarly situated individuals.   If any Government Agent Comes to Your Workplace:  Be respectful  Take enough […]

April 4, 2025

Recent Federal Actions Department of Education: ED, HHS, and GSA Initiate Federal Contract and Grant Review of Harvard University White House: Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits White House Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Declares National […]

March 28, 2025

Recent Federal Actions Department of Education: ED, HHS, and GSA Respond to Columbia University’s Actions to Comply with Joint Task Force Pre-Conditions White House: Executive Order: Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections White House: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Protects the Integrity of American Elections U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: What You […]

March 21, 2025

Recent Federal Actions White House: Additional Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions White House Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy White House: Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities White House: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Empowers Parents, States, and Communities to Improve Education Outcomes  Department of Education: Acting Under […]

March 14, 2025

Recent Federal Actions White House: Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Launches Initiative to Address Backlog of Biden Administration-Era Complaints Alleging Antisemitism Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Sends Letters to 60 Universities Under Investigation for Antisemitic Discrimination and Harassment […]