{"id":7469,"date":"2026-05-08T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/?p=7469"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:35:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:35:48","slug":"may-8-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/05\/08\/may-8-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"May 8, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Federal Friday<\/strong><\/h2>\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-opens-title-ix-investigation-all-womens-smith-college-admitting-men&amp;data=05%7C02%7Candrew.preboski%40wisconsin.edu%7C10bde9c77096483bead708deac607f7f%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C639137727620794744%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=7tCzOZmtDG4xI1iY%2FKUcrhpzTSenOaDJfZ3C73xzwF8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">U.S. Department of Education Opens Title IX Investigation into All-Women&#8217;s Smith College for Admitting Men<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Select Committee on the CCP: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchinaselectcommittee.house.gov%2Fmedia%2Fpress-releases%2Fselect-committee-supports-nsf-reforms-to-protect-us-supercomputing&amp;data=05%7C02%7Candrew.preboski%40wisconsin.edu%7C10bde9c77096483bead708deac607f7f%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C639137727620836503%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0HFisBpmC8e%2FiucyPk40QJlmtceveujv7mGbGhVeixA%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Select Committee Supports NSF Reforms to Protect U.S. Supercomputing<\/a><\/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%2Ffact-sheet-trump-administration-making-college-more-affordable&amp;data=05%7C02%7Candrew.preboski%40wisconsin.edu%7C10bde9c77096483bead708deac607f7f%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C639137727620858513%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JWgdqknLh80FTmKtZG%2BqHvRClWguYSnzoZIdQczJ1GI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Fact Sheet: The Trump Administration is Making College More Affordable<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Department of Justice: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.justice.gov%2Fopa%2Fpr%2Fjustice-department-investigation-determines-uclas-medical-school-discriminated-based-race&amp;data=05%7C02%7Candrew.preboski%40wisconsin.edu%7C10bde9c77096483bead708deac607f7f%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C639137727620890632%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ZT7n%2BDjirhnbkHUhKqUYPU0Mz2ID1IHak7DqTLOhNYc%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Justice Department Investigation Determines UCLA\u2019s Medical School Discriminated Based on Race in Admissions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>House Committee on Education and Workforce Hearing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On May 14, the House Committee on Education and Workforce will hold a hearing titled, &#8220;Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Education.\u201d Secretary McMahon is scheduled to testify. The hearing will begin at 9:15 AM Central and can be live-streamed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Do5aFsyFzl-M&amp;data=05%7C02%7Candrew.preboski%40wisconsin.edu%7C10bde9c77096483bead708deac607f7f%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C639137727620906983%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=amDMEVVfIBDfQdsw%2BDhqTmSyIcfx1NsnTopiobkHlZ0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Committee&#8217;s YouTube Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Political Activity Guidance Reminder<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, as uncertainty continues around the federal landscape, Universities of Wisconsin employees should be mindful of political activity and public advocacy guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Activities such as sharing a petition or contacting a legislator for political purposes using your university email address or state resources to engage in political campaign activities at any time or engaging in political activities during work time are prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>In your capacity as private citizens, on non-work time, and without use of university resources (including the use of university email addresses) employees may circulate or sign a petition or letter of support advocating for public policy or a political candidate. However, if using your name and official title, it should be made clear that an individual\u2019s endorsement indicates neither support nor endorsement by the university of a particular policy position or candidate, and that you are acting solely in your role as a private citizen.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, you can read the <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisconsin.edu%2Fgovernment-relations%2Fguidance-on-political-campaign-activities-at-university-of-wisconsin-system-institutions%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Candrew.preboski%40wisconsin.edu%7C4580e73adf114e2d43cd08de9c00a3c7%7C18b1f8672df046a08ad305c86000c301%7C0%7C0%7C639119723724906780%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=S5x5YqKA0eWmIx5n%2FvJEwrM3yt2PpUoqNjtMStAlE1s%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Guidance on Political Activities Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>\u00a0document. Importantly, these FAQs should be treated as general guidelines and not legal advice.<\/p>\n<p>Please direct specific questions regarding political campaign issues to the Office of General Counsel or your university\u2019s Office of Legal Affairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Friday Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Opens Title IX Investigation into All-Women&#8217;s Smith College for Admitting Men Select Committee on the CCP: Select Committee Supports NSF Reforms to Protect U.S. Supercomputing Department of Education: Fact Sheet: The Trump Administration is Making College More Affordable Department of Justice: Justice Department Investigation Determines UCLA\u2019s [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fed-friday-updates","category-federal-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7469"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7470,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7469\/revisions\/7470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}