The Weekly Update Archive: UW Communication

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  1. President Rothman letter to WI Delegation on Student Financial Aid

    April 9, 2025

    UW President Jay Rothman sent a letter to Wisconsin’s congressional delegation dated April 9, 2025,  expressing the UWs concern over the potential impact on cuts to student financial aid.

  2. Information Regarding Agents Visiting Universities

    April 8, 2025

    We will comply with all applicable law and are committed to cooperating with law enforcement within the constraints of the law and our own delegated responsibilities. The agents may be federal or state officers, federal or state auditors or other similarly situated individuals.   If any Government Agent Comes to Your Workplace:  Be respectful  Take enough […]

  3. WI Congressional Delegation Letter Supporting NIH Funding

    March 7, 2025

    Read this letter to Members of Wisconsin’s Congressional Delegation from businesses and organizations supporting NIH funding.

  4. UW-Madison Release: Mnookin, Isbell: Amid uncertainty, a commitment to our mission

    February 28, 2025

    UW-Madison Release: Mnookin, Isbell: Amid uncertainty, a commitment to our mission

  5. Op Ed: UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mone Op-Ed on Research and DOGE Cuts

    February 28, 2025

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Feb. 28, 2025): UWM has weathered cuts, delivered research to improve health and commerce

  6. Memo: Request to Temporarily Suspend Delegated Authority for Federal Grant Awards

    February 28, 2025

    Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman sent this memo to the UW universities: Request to Temporarily Suspend Delegated Authority for Federal Grant Awards

  7. Memo: National Institutes of Health Standard Indirect Rate

    February 10, 2025

    FROM: Chris Patton, Interim Vice President for University Relations, Universities of Wisconsin DATE: Feb. 9, 2025 Late Friday, the National Institutes of Health notified the Universities of Wisconsin and other higher education institutions across the country that “there will be a standard indirect rate of 15% across all NIH grants for indirect costs in lieu […]

  8. Memo: OMB Directive to Pause Disbursement of Federal Financial Assistance

    January 29, 2025

    Earlier today, the Trump administration rescinded its OMB directive implementing a sweeping freeze on federal grants and loans. The decision came after U.S. District Court Judge Loren L. AliKhan temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing the order in response to a legal challenge from a network of nonprofit organizations. This order, which only applies […]

  9. Response to DHS directive to rescind existing guidelines pertaining to immigration enforcement actions

    January 27, 2025

    NOTE: DHS, ICE and USCIS interact occasionally with immigration advising offices at UW universities for purposes other than enforcement. Guidance in this section does not apply to routine interactions. We will comply with all applicable law and are committed to cooperating with law enforcement within the constraints of the law and our own delegated responsibilities.  […]