{"id":7110,"date":"2025-08-08T09:34:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T14:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/?p=7110"},"modified":"2025-08-08T10:12:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:12:22","slug":"august-8-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2025\/08\/08\/august-8-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"August 8, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>White House Orders on Grantmaking and Admissions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On August 7, President Trump acted on issues related to oversight of federal grantmaking and admissions practices at institutions of higher education. The Universities of Wisconsin continue to review these orders and will share relevant updates with university stakeholders as appropriate. \u00a0Should you wish to review the documents, you can find them at the links below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>White House: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fpresidential-actions%2F2025%2F08%2Fimproving-oversight-of-federal-grantmaking%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctom.thieding%40wisconsin.edu%7Cb5b4056b48f045a8b73c08ddd5f29e7d%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C638901960201414406%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Vy1NZCj4jYEAF4KZzMXW1yseu%2BxIZ1kHYSb%2B49ejFvM%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>White House: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Ffact-sheets%2F2025%2F08%2Ffact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-stops-wasteful-grantmaking%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctom.thieding%40wisconsin.edu%7Cb5b4056b48f045a8b73c08ddd5f29e7d%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C638901960201435547%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1wA816KxYWZuzZtpyN%2BlN9lOfopUK2AZRbeVpH6Y3o4%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Stops Wasteful Grantmaking<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>White House: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fpresidential-actions%2F2025%2F08%2Fensuring-transparency-in-higher-education-admissions%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctom.thieding%40wisconsin.edu%7Cb5b4056b48f045a8b73c08ddd5f29e7d%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C638901960201451505%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=RdmcXuDKUIzkNm%2BpJGrOzmknoEgPUqj8ZLdB66bp3Cw%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>White House: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Ffact-sheets%2F2025%2F08%2Ffact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-ensures-transparency-in-higher-education-admissions%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctom.thieding%40wisconsin.edu%7Cb5b4056b48f045a8b73c08ddd5f29e7d%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C638901960201468613%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=R9h%2FPlMaY4WSFv3XJEA1Bme8bWxoDMukyyIvTsLZYPk%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures Transparency in Higher Education Admissions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Department of Education: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ed.gov%2Fabout%2Fnews%2Fpress-release%2Fus-secretary-of-education-linda-mcmahon-directs-national-center-education-statistics-collect-universities-data-race-discrimination-admissions&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctom.thieding%40wisconsin.edu%7Cb5b4056b48f045a8b73c08ddd5f29e7d%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C638901960201484083%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=TqQsU0l07IUak3vCGxbHmQ8u0LfKvTGK88eIOwTtLGg%3D&amp;reserved=0\">U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Directs National Center for Education Statistics to Collect Universities\u2019 Data on Race Discrimination in Admissions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:65535,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:630}\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>Recent Federal Actions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Department of Education: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ed.gov%2Fabout%2Fnews%2Fpress-release%2Fus-department-of-education-announces-wagner-college-has-entered-resolution-agreement-resolve-its-title-ix-concerns&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctom.thieding%40wisconsin.edu%7Cb5b4056b48f045a8b73c08ddd5f29e7d%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C638901960201271179%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=I85oQ7r11TalG3uVXIUwpZhvXQAjguJE5LxKIizFEiQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\">U.S. Department of Education Announces Wagner College Has Entered into a Resolution Agreement to Resolve its Title IX Concerns<\/a><\/li>\n<li>USCIS: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uscis.gov%2Fnewsroom%2Fnews-releases%2Fuscis-updating-policy-to-protect-womens-sports&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctom.thieding%40wisconsin.edu%7Cb5b4056b48f045a8b73c08ddd5f29e7d%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C638901960201297647%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6TKOVz4NkSSxlI9%2FR0K%2FBNnlNZZvFhwloV4higBPuuU%3D&amp;reserved=0\">USCIS Updating Policy to Protect Women\u2019s Sports<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Department of Education: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ed.gov%2Fabout%2Fnews%2Fspeech%2Funder-secretary-kent-restoring-american-greatness-postsecondary-education&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctom.thieding%40wisconsin.edu%7Cb5b4056b48f045a8b73c08ddd5f29e7d%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C638901960201312094%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Jiustjo%2FbwNFwBvvGJJGbCJs6b612e1GMx3QU3SjwLc%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Under Secretary Kent: Restoring American Greatness in Postsecondary Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li>White House: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fpresidential-actions%2F2025%2F08%2Fimproving-oversight-of-federal-grantmaking%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctom.thieding%40wisconsin.edu%7Cb5b4056b48f045a8b73c08ddd5f29e7d%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C638901960201325869%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=r3jxAuVuVHEnMVod0Yvd9kATRjjEYX2ULW2xp%2B4WmWE%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>White House: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Ffact-sheets%2F2025%2F08%2Ffact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-stops-wasteful-grantmaking%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctom.thieding%40wisconsin.edu%7Cb5b4056b48f045a8b73c08ddd5f29e7d%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C638901960201339793%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SPsICep%2Fg7hOY%2BwW7ts799OQGaKqW%2B4z2e1R7ftqdH0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Stops Wasteful Grantmaking<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>White House: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fpresidential-actions%2F2025%2F08%2Fensuring-transparency-in-higher-education-admissions%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctom.thieding%40wisconsin.edu%7Cb5b4056b48f045a8b73c08ddd5f29e7d%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C638901960201354705%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=E%2BSa6xwIbIPCLWgQ9g4nIHgmXCtxn2LUbiP9ipBRqVI%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>White House: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Ffact-sheets%2F2025%2F08%2Ffact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-ensures-transparency-in-higher-education-admissions%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctom.thieding%40wisconsin.edu%7Cb5b4056b48f045a8b73c08ddd5f29e7d%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C638901960201373685%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=RQ%2Bs%2FJe9bB%2BYVdv2IgGd7niaxAuESHVCvMB%2BZWWi0yA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Fact Sheet: President Donald J. 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