{"id":6623,"date":"2025-03-28T10:51:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/?p=6623"},"modified":"2025-03-28T10:51:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:51:44","slug":"march-28-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2025\/03\/28\/march-28-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"March 28, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Recent Federal Actions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Department of Education: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/ed-hhs-and-gsa-respond-columbia-universitys-actions-comply-joint-task-force-pre-conditions\">ED, HHS, and GSA Respond to Columbia University\u2019s Actions to Comply with Joint Task Force Pre-Conditions<\/a><\/li>\n<li>White House: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/03\/preserving-and-protecting-the-integrity-of-american-elections\/\">Executive Order: Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections<\/a><\/li>\n<li>White House: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/03\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-protects-the-integrity-of-american-elections\/\">Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Protects the Integrity of American Elections <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/wysk\/what-you-should-know-about-dei-related-discrimination-work\">What You Should Know About DEI-Related Discrimination at Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li>U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/what-do-if-you-experience-discrimination-related-dei-work\">What To Do If You Experience Discrimination Related to DEI at Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Department of Justice: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/attorney-general-pamela-bondi-launches-compliance-review-investigation-admissions-policies\">Attorney General Pamela Bondi Launches Compliance Review Investigation into Admissions Policies at Stanford University and Several University of California Schools, Advancing President Trump&#8217;s Mandate to End Illegal DEI Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>New Financial Aid FAQs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two new Financial Aid FAQs were added to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/federal-updates\/\">Federal Update website<\/a> \u2013 both addressing the impact of executive orders on financial aid.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advocacy Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Universities of Wisconsin continue to engage with Members of Congress \u2013 including the Wisconsin Congressional Delegation \u2013 and through our national associations on issues of importance and concern to our universities ranging from ongoing conversations related to budget reconciliation to potential cuts to research and federal student financial aid. 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