{"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":"2026-04-06T09:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:30:28","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=\"7449-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/04\/17\/april-17-2026\/\">April 17, 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n                \n            \n                            <p class=\"item-excerpt\"><p>Federal Friday Department of Education: Victories for American Taxpayers: Trump Administration Reveals Top States Impacted by Federal Student Aid Fraud [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<\/p><p class=\"more-link hidden-print\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/04\/17\/april-17-2026\/\" aria-labelledby=\"7449-title\">More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n                    <\/li>\n\n                        <li class=\"item\">\n            <h4 class=\"item-title\" id=\"7440-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/04\/10\/april-10-2026\/\">April 10, 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n                \n            \n                            <p class=\"item-excerpt\"><p>Federal Friday White House: Urgent National Action to Save College Sports White House: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Takes [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<\/p><p class=\"more-link hidden-print\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/04\/10\/april-10-2026\/\" aria-labelledby=\"7440-title\">More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n                    <\/li>\n\n                        <li class=\"item\">\n            <h4 class=\"item-title\" id=\"7431-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/04\/03\/april-3-2026\/\">April 3, 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n                \n            \n                            <p class=\"item-excerpt\"><p>Federal Friday House Energy and Commerce Committee: Chairman Guthrie Writes to Columbia University Amid Concerns Over How the University is [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<\/p><p class=\"more-link hidden-print\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/04\/03\/april-3-2026\/\" aria-labelledby=\"7431-title\">More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n                    <\/li>\n\n                        <li class=\"item\">\n            <h4 class=\"item-title\" id=\"7426-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/03\/27\/march-27-2026\/\">March 27, 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n                \n            \n                            <p class=\"item-excerpt\"><p>Federal Friday Department of Justice: Justice Department Sues Harvard University for Antisemitism Wisconsin Department of Justice: AG Kaul Files Lawsuit [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<\/p><p class=\"more-link hidden-print\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/03\/27\/march-27-2026\/\" aria-labelledby=\"7426-title\">More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n                    <\/li>\n\n                        <li class=\"item\">\n            <h4 class=\"item-title\" id=\"7420-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/03\/20\/march-20-2026\/\">March 20, 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n                \n            \n                            <p class=\"item-excerpt\"><p>Federal Friday White House: Establishing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education and U.S. [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<\/p><p class=\"more-link hidden-print\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/03\/20\/march-20-2026\/\" aria-labelledby=\"7420-title\">More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n                    <\/li>\n\n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\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\/federal-updates\/federal-updates\/\">Read All Updates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><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 no-bg\">\n    <h3>UW Communication<\/h3>        <ul class=\"item-list list-unstyled\">\n                <li class=\"item\">\n            <h4 class=\"item-title\" id=\"7254-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2025\/11\/14\/universities-of-wisconsin-litigation-update-november-11-2025\/\">Universities of Wisconsin Litigation Update &#8211; November 11, 2025<\/a><\/h4>\n                \n                        <p class=\"item-info\">\n\n                \n                                <span class=\"item-date\">November 14, 2025<\/span>\n                \n            <\/p>\n            \n                    <\/li>\n\n                        <li class=\"item\">\n            <h4 class=\"item-title\" id=\"7143-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2025\/08\/29\/federal-working-group-update\/\">Federal Working Group Update\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n                \n                        <p class=\"item-info\">\n\n                \n                                <span class=\"item-date\">August 29, 2025<\/span>\n                \n            <\/p>\n            \n                    <\/li>\n\n                        <li class=\"item\">\n            <h4 class=\"item-title\" id=\"7127-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2025\/08\/22\/message-from-universities-of-wisconsin-president-jay-rothman\/\">Message from Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman<\/a><\/h4>\n                \n                        <p class=\"item-info\">\n\n                \n                                <span class=\"item-date\">August 22, 2025<\/span>\n                \n            <\/p>\n            \n                    <\/li>\n\n                        <li class=\"item\">\n            <h4 class=\"item-title\" id=\"6831-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2025\/08\/01\/universities-of-wisconsin-litigation-update\/\">Universities of Wisconsin Litigation Update &#8211; Updated 8\/1\/25<\/a><\/h4>\n                \n                        <p class=\"item-info\">\n\n                \n                                <span class=\"item-date\">August 1, 2025<\/span>\n                \n            <\/p>\n            \n                    <\/li>\n\n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\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\/federal-updates\/uw-messages\/\">Read All UW Messages<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\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:mccoyae@uwec.edu\">Anne McCoy<\/a>, UW-Eau Claire, Chief of Staff to the Chancellor<br \/><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:hummela@uwosh.edu\">Alex Hummel<\/a>, UW-Oshkosh, Chief of Staff<br \/><a href=\"mailto:castor@uwp.edu\">Theresa Castor<\/a>, UW-Parkside, Vice Provost<br \/><a href=\"mailto:wallacebr@uwplatt.edu\">Bridget Wallace<\/a>, UW-Platteville, Chief of Staff<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\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module cfct-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cfct-mod-title\">Information by Topic<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/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>\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\/05\/16\/universities-of-wisconsin-litigation-update\/\">LITIGATION UPDATE<\/a><\/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\/federal-updates\/financial-aid\/\">FINANCIAL AID<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\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; 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