The Weekly Update Archive: Federal Updates

August 14, 2026

Federal Friday Department of Justice: The Department of Justice Files Complaints Against New York, Connecticut, and Vermont Challenging State Laws that Provide In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel: Constitutionality of the National Science Foundation’s STEM Programs House Select Committee on the CCP and House Education and Workforce Committee: Select […]

August 7, 2026

Federal Friday Department of Education: S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Issues National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing Boards Select Committee on the CCP: Moolenaar: Trump Admin Shines Light on CCP-Linked Funding on U.S. Campuses Department of Education: S. Department of Education Approves the Nation’s First Workforce Pell Grant Program in Iowa […]

July 31, 2026

Federal Friday Census Bureau: The Census Bureau Higher Education Consortium: Transforming Collaboration Between the U.S. Census Bureau and Higher Education Department of Education: S. Department of Education Approves South Dakota’s Returning Education to the States Waiver Department of Education: (APP-26-09) Real-Time FAFSA Fraud Detection and Identity Confirmation – Frequently Asked Questions Department of Justice: The […]

July 29, 2026

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 […]

July 29, 2026

Federal Friday Department of Education: (GENERAL-26-42) Update to List of Professional Degree Programs Due to Court Order (Updated July 10, 2026) Department of Education: (GENERAL-26-45) Reminder: Reporting Deadline for Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Updated July 14, 2026) Department of Education: U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Issues Statement on the […]

July 10, 2026

Federal Friday Department of Education: (GENERAL-26-42) Update to List of Professional Degree Programs Due to Court Order Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Issues Final Rule to Hold All Colleges and Universities Accountable for Low-Earning Programs Department of Justice: The Department of Justice Files Complaints Against Massachusetts and Rhode Island Challenging State Laws that […]

June 26, 2026

Federal Friday Note: There will not be a new Federal Friday Newsletter on Friday, July 3, 2026.  Regular publication will resume during the week of July 6, 2026. White House: Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation White House: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ushers in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation Department […]

June 19, 2026

Federal Friday Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Approves Indiana’s Returning Education to the States Waiver, Freeing Up Millions to Invest in Students Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Announces Additional Partnerships to Strengthen Coordination for Individuals with Disabilities Programs, Bolster Civil Rights Enforcement Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Announces Student […]

June 12, 2026

Federal Friday Department of Education: S. Department of Education Announces Connecting Talent to Opportunity Challenge Semifinalists Department of Education: Fact Sheet: The Trump Administration Is Simplifying Student Loan Repayment Wisconsin Department of Justice: Wisconsin DOJ and Coalition Secure Summary Judgment in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Unlawful $100k Fee for H-1B Department of Justice: Justice Department […]

June 5, 2026

Federal Friday Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Celebrates June as Second Annual Title IX Month Department of Justice: Justice Department Launches Title VI Investigation into DEI Programs at Arizona State University Department of Justice: Justice Department Expands Admissions Investigations into 15 Additional Medical Schools House Appropriations Committee Updates On June 4, the House Appropriations […]