{"id":6231,"date":"2025-10-06T12:30:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T17:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/?page_id=6231"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:43:07","slug":"federal-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/federal-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"cfct-build-6231\" class=\"cfct-build grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content copy\"><p><strong>The Universities of Wisconsin are actively reviewing federal legislative actions, regulatory changes, and Presidential executive orders and will provide updates when additional information or clarity of the issues is provided.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-6 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-recent-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"listing-module post-list grey-bg\">\n    <h3>Federal Friday Updates<\/h3>        <ul class=\"item-list list-unstyled\">\n                <li class=\"item\">\n            <h4 class=\"item-title\" id=\"7604-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/09\/11\/september-11-2026\/\">September 11, 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n                \n            \n                            <p class=\"item-excerpt\"><p>Federal Friday Department of Education:\u00a0U.S. Department of Education Launches Learning Agenda Playbook to Support State Education Leaders and Improve Student [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<\/p><p class=\"more-link hidden-print\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/09\/11\/september-11-2026\/\" aria-labelledby=\"7604-title\">More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n                    <\/li>\n\n                        <li class=\"item\">\n            <h4 class=\"item-title\" id=\"7598-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/09\/04\/september-4-2026\/\">September 4, 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n                \n            \n                            <p class=\"item-excerpt\"><p>Federal Friday Department of Justice:\u00a0Ohio State University Agrees to $2.1M Settlement to Resolve Allegations that it Failed to Disclose Employees\u2019 [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<\/p><p class=\"more-link hidden-print\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/09\/04\/september-4-2026\/\" aria-labelledby=\"7598-title\">More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n                    <\/li>\n\n                        <li class=\"item\">\n            <h4 class=\"item-title\" id=\"7581-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/08\/28\/august-28-2026\/\">August 28, 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n                \n            \n                            <p class=\"item-excerpt\"><p>Federal Friday White House:\u00a0President Trump Champions Educational Freedom \u2014 Putting Students and Parents First USCIS:\u00a0DHS Proposes Additional H-1B Fee Federal [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<\/p><p class=\"more-link hidden-print\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/08\/28\/august-28-2026\/\" aria-labelledby=\"7581-title\">More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n                    <\/li>\n\n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-6 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard no-bg\">\n    <h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\">UW University Liaisons<\/h3><p>The university liaisons serve as the primary point of contact with the working group. <strong>Please contact your university liaison with questions related to these federal issues.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jwrasse@uwec.edu\">Jake Wrasse<\/a>, UW-Eau Claire, Public Relations Manager<br \/><a href=\"mailto:koepselb@uwgb.edu\">Bailey Koepsel<\/a>, UW-Green Bay, Executive Assistant<br \/><a href=\"mailto:stwite@uwlax.edu\">Stacy Twite<\/a>, UW-La Crosse, Chief of Staff<br \/><a href=\"mailto:cmthompson23@wisc.edu\">Craig Thompson<\/a>, UW-Madison, Vice Chancellor for University Relations<br \/><a href=\"mailto:klduce@uwm.edu\">Keri Duce<\/a>, UW-Milwaukee, Chief Government Relations Officer<br \/><a href=\"mailto:finkelmeyerc@uwosh.edu\">Corey Finkelmeyer<\/a>, UW-Oshkosh, Chief Operating Officer<br \/><a href=\"mailto:mcguckin@uwp.edu\">Tammy McGuckin<\/a>, UW-Parkside, Vice Chancellor<br \/><a href=\"mailto:plattgibsonm@uwplatt.edu\">Melanie Platt-Gibson<\/a>, UW-Platteville, External Relations &amp; Communications Director<br \/><a href=\"mailto:beth.schommer@uwrf.edu\">Beth Schommer<\/a>, UW-River Falls, Chief of Staff<br \/><a href=\"mailto:rmanzke@uwsp.edu\">Rob Manzke<\/a>, UW-Stevens Point, Chief of Staff<br \/><a href=\"mailto:krimpelbeink@uwstout.edu\">Kristi Krimpelbein<\/a>, UW-Stout, Head of Staff<br \/><a href=\"mailto:ihoesche@uwsuper.edu\">Ilsa Hoeschen<\/a>, UW-Superior, Senior Partnerships Officer<br \/><a href=\"mailto:dralleg@uww.edu\">Gabby Dralle<\/a>, UW-Whitewater, Chief of Staff<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12 cfct-block\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-4 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content copy\"><p><strong><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/federal-updates\/international-resources\/\">INTERNATIONAL AND IMMIGRATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-4 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content copy\"><p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2025\/03\/05\/uw-employees-be-aware-of-uws-political-activity-policy\/\">POLITICAL ADVOCACY &amp; ACTIVITY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-4 cfct-block\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content copy\"><p><strong>Litigation <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Universities of Wisconsin Office of General Counsel and the Offices of Legal Affairs at UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee coordinate with the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the Governor\u2019s Office regarding litigation challenging federal actions that affect the Universities of Wisconsin. This work has included providing declarations regarding the effects of challenged federal actions on UW universities.\u00a0 Additional information about Wisconsin\u2019s participation in multistate litigation is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisdoj.gov%2FPages%2FAboutUs%2Fpress-releases.aspx&amp;data=05%7C02%7Candrew.preboski%40wisconsin.edu%7C6223b8c741cf468d908e08def70548bc%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C639219799227409759%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BcruBNmpoy7Z082maVnaHLxXTUuz0psPVq3YP02pzdo%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Wisconsin Department of Justice press release archive<\/a>. 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