{"id":7641,"date":"2026-10-05T08:17:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T13:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/?p=7641"},"modified":"2026-10-05T08:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T13:17:48","slug":"october-2-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/2026\/10\/05\/october-2-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"September 25, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Federal Friday<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Department of Education: <a id=\"OWA85ee9ac2-5569-4b9b-da35-933465697e3d\" class=\"x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-and-us-department-of-justice-issue-guidance-swatting-threats. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-and-us-department-of-justice-issue-guidance-swatting-threats\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice Issue Guidance on &#8216;Swatting\u2019 Threats<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Department of Education: <a id=\"OWA9158017e-55d3-eea5-16d2-bfb1684ca607\" class=\"x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-approves-workforce-pell-grant-programs-north-carolina. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-approves-workforce-pell-grant-programs-north-carolina\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">U.S. Department of Education Approves Workforce Pell Grant Programs in North Carolina<\/a><\/li>\n<li>White House: <a id=\"OWAbcf35152-5c55-0f01-8fca-60b8f1e01140\" class=\"x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/2026\/09\/president-trump-takes-historic-action-to-eliminate-wasteful-and-harmful-spending\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/2026\/09\/president-trump-takes-historic-action-to-eliminate-wasteful-and-harmful-spending\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">President Trump Takes Historic Action to Eliminate Wasteful and Harmful Spending<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Department of Education: <a id=\"OWAa26627ce-0b82-ce6c-4c90-844cd8e4fc14\" class=\"x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-formally-rescinds-biden-administrations-illegal-title-ix-rewrite-reinstating-2020-regulation. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-formally-rescinds-biden-administrations-illegal-title-ix-rewrite-reinstating-2020-regulation\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">U.S. Department of Education Formally Rescinds the Biden Administration\u2019s Illegal Title IX Rewrite, Reinstating the 2020 Regulation<\/a><\/div>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true}\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Federal Register: <a id=\"OWA6cd282ba-59b3-d91c-42cb-03212ad04e26\" class=\"x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/public-inspection\/2026-19929\/recodification-of-title-ix-rules. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2026\/09\/29\/2026-19929\/recodification-of-title-ix-rules\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\">Recodification of Title IX Rules<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Department of Education: <a id=\"OWA42805dc7-51ab-81ff-8850-c65f7ef079ee\" class=\"x_x_x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/fsapartners.ed.gov\/knowledge-center\/library\/dear-colleague-letters\/2026-09-10\/fsa-partner-connect-training-borrower-defense-repayment-administrators-updated-sept-25-2026. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/fsapartners.ed.gov\/knowledge-center\/library\/dear-colleague-letters\/2026-09-10\/fsa-partner-connect-training-borrower-defense-repayment-administrators-updated-sept-25-2026\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\">(ANN-26-23) FSA Partner Connect Training \u2013 Borrower Defense to Repayment for Administrators (Updated Sept. 25, 2026)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Department of Education: <a id=\"OWAfb8b9417-df2e-0259-8319-839fd34572b8\" class=\"x_x_x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-approves-workforce-pell-grant-programs-florida. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-approves-workforce-pell-grant-programs-florida\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">U.S. Department of Education Approves Workforce Pell Grant Programs in Florida<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Department of Education: <a id=\"OWAa2a01c01-2262-8dd8-7b1a-b67a6926d574\" class=\"x_x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-extends-enrollment-period-student-loan-interest-rate-reduction. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-extends-enrollment-period-student-loan-interest-rate-reduction\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"7\">U.S. Department of Education Extends Enrollment Period for Student Loan Interest Rate Reduction<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Department of Education: <a id=\"OWAfb739564-3546-0f01-1135-39213afb1ddf\" class=\"x_x_x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-and-us-department-of-treasury-launch-new-defaulted-loans-support-center. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-and-us-department-of-treasury-launch-new-defaulted-loans-support-center\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"8\">U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of the Treasury Launch New Defaulted Loans Support Center<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">USCIS: <a id=\"OWA3ef37d2c-8e38-2231-74a8-64605328cc3f\" class=\"x_x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/newsroom\/alerts\/uscis-announces-fy-2027-inflation-increase-for-certain-immigration-related-fees. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/newsroom\/alerts\/uscis-announces-fy-2027-inflation-increase-for-certain-immigration-related-fees\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"9\">USCIS Announces FY 2027 Inflation Increase for Certain Immigration-Related Fees<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Department of Education: <a id=\"OWA2d941240-ce4f-edc2-6f33-8f0a6382e961\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-calls-schools-strengthen-education-history-and-dangers-of-communism-and-socialism. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-calls-schools-strengthen-education-history-and-dangers-of-communism-and-socialism\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"10\">U.S. Department of Education Calls on Schools to Strengthen Education on the History and Dangers of Communism and Socialism<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Political Activity Guidance Reminder<\/b><\/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\u00a0<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/guidance-on-political-campaign-activities-at-university-of-wisconsin-system-institutions\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/guidance-on-political-campaign-activities-at-university-of-wisconsin-system-institutions\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"8\">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 and U.S. Department of Justice Issue Guidance on &#8216;Swatting\u2019 Threats Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Approves Workforce Pell Grant Programs in North Carolina White House: President Trump Takes Historic Action to Eliminate Wasteful and Harmful Spending Department of Education: U.S. Department of Education Formally [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3213,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7641","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\/7641","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\/3213"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7641"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7643,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7641\/revisions\/7643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/government-relations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}