Federal Friday
- Department of Justice: Justice Department Finds University of California San Diego Medical School Discriminates Based on Race in Admissions
- Department of Justice: Justice Department Launches Investigation to Determine Whether Harvard’s China-Based Financial Aid Programs Discriminate Against American Students
- Wisconsin Department of Justice: Wisconsin DOJ and Coalition Win Ruling Protecting Billions in Critical Federal Funding
- Department of Education: (APP-26-10) 2027-28 FAFSA Beta Testing Plan
- White House: Trump Administration Announces More Than $5 Billion for the Genesis Mission, a National Mission on AI for Science
- Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Investigates Five Medical Schools as Trump Administration Pushes to End Racial Discrimination in Admissions
- Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Announces Elimination of Unnecessary Burdens on Career and Technical Education Programs
- Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Removes Disparate-Impact from Title VI Regulations
Duration of Status Updates
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security released the final rule titled “Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media” in the Federal Register.
Since publication, the Department has released a series of resources that may be of interest. For more, you can review the following Resource Page, which has a summary and FAQ document among other resources.
Political Activity Guidance Reminder
As a reminder, as uncertainty continues around the federal landscape, Universities of Wisconsin employees should be mindful of political activity and public advocacy guidelines.
Activities such as sharing a petition or contacting a legislator for political purposes using your university email address or state resources to engage in political campaign activities at any time or engaging in political activities during work time are prohibited.
In your capacity as private citizens, on non-work time, and without use of university resources (including the use of university email addresses) employees may circulate or sign a petition or letter of support advocating for public policy or a political candidate. However, if using your name and official title, it should be made clear that an individual’s endorsement indicates neither support nor endorsement by the university of a particular policy position or candidate, and that you are acting solely in your role as a private citizen.
For more information, you can read the Guidance on Political Activities Frequently Asked Questions document. Importantly, these FAQs should be treated as general guidelines and not legal advice.
Please direct specific questions regarding political campaign issues to the Office of General Counsel or your university’s Office of Legal Affairs.