Final Rules
- Classification of Revenue Under Title IV Effective: 7/7/2025 #Student Financial Aid
- Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation Effective 7/7/2025 #Energy #Contract Administration
- National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Comments Due: 8/4/2025 #Campus Development
- Obsolete Grant and Contract Regulations Comments Due: 7/31/2025 #Grants and Contracts
- Revision of National Environmental Policy Act Regulations Effective Date: 7/3/2025 Comments Due: 8/4/2025 #Campus Development #EHS
- Recission of NHTSA’s 1975 Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts Effective Date: 7/3/2025 Comments Due: 8/4/2025 #Campus Development #EHS
Notices
- Income Driven Repayment Plan Request for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans and Federal Family Education Loan Programs; Correction #Student Financial Aid
- Increase in Maximum Tuition and Fee Amounts Payable Under the Post-9/11 GI Bill #Student Financial Aid #Veterans and Military Affairs
- Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts Comments Due: 8/4/2025 #Campus Development #EHS
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 2026-2027 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Comments Due: 8/3/2025 #Student Financial Aid
Items of Interest
- Federal Antihazing Law Takes Shape on Campuses Starting July 1, colleges and universities across the country will start collecting hazing data to produce a mandated Campus Hazing Transparency Report by the end of the year.
- For New Grant, Ed Dept. Favors Colleges With ‘Civic’ Schools The federal government is funding educational seminars about the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. Applying institutions get a leg up if they have what are often criticized as conservative centers.
- FAFSA Completion Rate Bounces Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels Nearly 54 percent of graduating high school seniors had completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid as of June 27, according to the latest data from the National College Attainment Network.
- NIH Plans to Cap Publisher Fees, Dilute ‘Scientific Elite’ Director of the National Institutes of Health says that capping research journals’ open-access fees will help rein in the $19 billion academic publishing industry and bolster scientific debate.
- Florida Board of Governors to Vote on New Accreditor The State University System of Florida’s governing board will decide Friday whether to form a new accrediting agency with other state systems. The move would be controversial.
- FY 2026 R&D Appropriations Dashboard (AAAS) The dashboard compares White House, House, and Senate spending proposals for science and technology programs in FY 2026. It will be updated regularly as the funding debate unfold.
- What does Trump’s executive order on foreign gift reporting mean for colleges? Institutions that don’t fully comply with Section 117 could end up in the Trump administration’s crosshairs and miss out on federal grants, experts suggested.
- Ransomware attacks in education jump 23% year over year The first six months in 2025 saw 130 confirmed and unconfirmed ransomware attacks against colleges and schools, according to a report from Comparitech.
- How House Republicans Want to Reshape College Athletics The SCORE Act meets the NCAA’s demands and would prohibit student athletes from being recognized as college employees.
Policy Updates
- The Cyber Research Network Access and Use Policy was created on 7/9/2025 to provide structure around a new network for research that would normally violate other UA OIT policies.
- The Family Medical Leave Policy was revised on 7/9/2025 to make minor changes for the purpose of clarity.
- The Wireless Communications Stipend and University Provided Devices Policy was substantially rewritten on 7/18/2025 and transferred from Procurement to HR.
- The Disclosure of External Activity by Faculty and Other Research Grant and Contract Eligible Employees Policy was revised on 7/23/2025 to remove content that was no longer applicable.
- The OTIDE Cancellation Policy was revised on 7/30/2025 to add clarifications and an OLLI Vendors section.
- The Web and Digital Material Accessibility Policy was revised on 7/30/2025 to comply with changes to Title II. The new version adopts a more stringent accessibility standard, broadens the scope of digital materials covered by the policy, and removes some exceptions.