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
- Department of Education: ED, HHS, and GSA Initiate Review of Anti-Semitic Activity at the University of Washington
- Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Launches Title IX Investigation into Western Carolina University
- Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Opens Foreign Funding Investigation into University of Pennsylvania After Discovering Inaccurate and Untimely Foreign Financial Disclosures
Litigation Update
The Universities of Wisconsin have continued to review federal legislative actions, regulatory changes, and Presidential executive orders which may impact our universities, our collective missions, and the Wisconsin Idea. Since January 2025, several directives from the Trump Administration to federal agencies have resulted in the wrongful termination of approved, federally-funded projects. Together, the Office of General Counsel, the Office of Legal Affairs at UW-Madison, and the Office of Legal Affairs at UW-Milwaukee have worked with state partners to pursue legal challenges to some of these terminations and the dismantling of certain federal agencies. To read more and review the lawsuits and submitted declarations, read the Universities of Wisconsin Litigation Update.
Student Loan Borrower Support Reminder to Universities
The U.S. Department of Education issued a ‘Dear Colleague Letter’ to universities reminding them of their shared responsibility under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to support student loan borrowers. Read the Department of Education news release announcing the guidance.