Final Rules
- Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations Effective Date: 7/1/2026 #Student Financial Aid
- Specific Listing for Hexahydrocannabinol, A Currently Controlled Schedule I Substance Effective Date: 5/4/2026 #EHS #UMC #UAPD
- Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of 4F-MDMB-BUTICA, ADB-4en-PINACA, 5F-EDMB-PICA, and MMB-FUBICA in Schedule I Effective Date: 5/1/2026 #EHS #UMC #UAPD
- Extension of Postponement of Effectiveness for Certain Provisions of Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) As of 5/18/2026 Postponed until completion of Judicial Review #EHS
- Conforming Change for Approving a Making Application Effective Date: 5/6/2026 #Campus
- Eliminating Unnecessary Regulations Comments Due: 6/5/2026 Effective Date: 7/6/2026 #Campus
- Oxirane, 2-phenyl-, polymer With oxirane, mono(hydrogen 2-sulfobutanedioate), octyl ether, sodium salt (1:2) in Pesticide Formulations; Exemption From the Requirement for a Tolerance Effective Date: 5/13/2026 Comments Due: 7/13/2026 #EHS
- Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of CUMYL-PEGACLONE in Schedule I Effective Date: 5/13/2026 #UMC #SHC #UAPD #EHS
- Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees; Implementation of Federal Court Judgments Effective Date: 5/15/2026 #HR
- Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell: Pell Grant Exclusion Relating to Other Grant Aid; and Workforce Pell Grants Effective Date: This rule is effective July 20, 2026, except for amendatory instructions 10 and 13, which are effective May 19, 2026. #Student Financial Aid
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program Effective Date: 7/20/2026 #UMC
- Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine Effective Date: 5/22/2026 #Campus
- Zero-Based Regulating Effective Date: 7/13/2026 Comments Due: 6/29/2026 #Campus
Proposed Rules
- Modification of Certain Terminology in Title 21 Comments Due: 7/6/2026 #Campus
- Designation-Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility Comments Due: 7/6/2026 #Campus
- Excepted Fertility Benefits Comments Due: 7/13/2026 #HR
- Expanding Access to State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Comments Due: 7/20/2026 #Veterans
- Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Diphenidine in Schedule I Comments Due: 6/25/2026
- Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance Comments Due: 7/13/2026 #Campus
Notices
- Updating and Improving the Methodology for Assessing Affordability and Cost-Effectiveness of Building Energy Codes
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Loan Rehabilitation: Reasonable and Affordable Payments Comments Due: 7/6/2026 #Student Financial Aid
- 1,2-Dichloroethane; Final Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Notice of Availability #EHS
- Information Collection; Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors Comments Due: 7/6/2026 #Procurement
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Borrower Defense to Loan Repayment Universal Forms Comments Due: 7/13/2026 #Student Financial Aid
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Federal Perkins Loan Program Regulations and General Provisions Regulations Comments Due: 6/18/2026 #Student Financial Aid
- Exempt Chemical Preparations Under the Controlled Substances Act Comments Due: 7/20/2026 #EHS #UAPD
- Information Collection; Architect-Engineer Qualifications (SF-330) Comments Due: 7/21/2026 #Procurement
- Information Collection; Certain Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 28 Requirements Comments Due: 7/21/2026 #Procurement
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Comments Due: 6/25/2026 #Student Financial Aid
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Federal Perkins Loan Program Regulations Comments Due: 6/26/2026 #Student Financial Aid
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Health Professions Student Loan Program, Loans for Disadvantaged Students Program, Primary Care Loan Program, and Nursing Student Loan Program Administrative Requirements, OMB No. 0906-0088-Extension Comments Due: 6/27/2026 #CCHS #Student Financial Aid
- Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 225, Foreign Acquisition and Related Clauses Comments Due: 7/28/2026 #Procurement
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Public Service Loan Forgiveness Reconsideration Request Comments Due: 7/28/2026 #Student Financial Aid
- Notice of an Amended Order Under Sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons From Countries Where a Communicable Disease Exists Effective Date: 5/22/2026 #Campus
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Contract Solicitation and Post-Award Information Requirements Comments Due: 6/29/2026 #Contracts
Items of Interest
- Why GSA’s anti-DEI certification is raising alarm in higher education Colleges that don’t sign the General Services Administration’s proposed certification could face severe penalties, including losing their federal funding.
- Education Department finalizes rule tightening federal student lending The agency kept a contested definition of “professional” student that excludes fields like graduate nursing and physical therapy from higher loan caps.
- Will Paying Reviewers Ease the Peer Review Crisis? The few journals that have experimented with offering reviewers money—one as little as $100 per piece—are reporting faster publishing times and greater quality of work.
- Virginia Increases Campus Gun Restrictions, While Florida Allows Armed Workers The diverging actions by Democratic and Republican leaders underscore the red state–blue state divide on university firearm regulations.
- Workforce Pell Regulations Finalized The final rule that will be used to implement Workforce Pell—an expanded version of the long-standing financial aid program—was finalized Monday. Starting July 1, students enrolled in certain high-demand, short-term job training courses will have access to federal Pell Grants.
- Trump’s Accreditation Overhaul Advances The administration proposed sweeping changes to how accreditors evaluate institutions that officials say will lower the cost of college. Critics are skeptical.
- White House Aims to Establish Political Oversight of Federal Grants The Office of Management and Budget published long-expected proposed rules for how federal agencies must carry out Trump’s order to put “senior appointees” in charge of deciding who gets funded. The proposal also ends an effort to cap indirect cost rates.
- Students Rethink Campus Move-Out Waste The University of San Diego’s EcoExit initiative turns discarded dorm items into free resources for incoming students.
Policy Updates
- The Institutional Climate Assessment and Survey Coordination Policy was created on 5/1/2026 to provide guidance on surveys and climate assessments.
- The International Travel Policy was revised on 5/1/2026 to add clarifying language regarding taking UA property while on personal travel.
- The Smoke-Free Campus Environment Policy was revised on 5/1/2026 to add clarifying language.
- The Spending and Travel Policy was revised on 5/7/2026 to add clarifying language.
- The Generative AI Policy was created on 5/5/2026 to provide guidance on AI use on campus.
- The Establishment of Accounts Receivable Policy was created on 5/8/2026 to provide guidance for the establishment of an accounts receivable system that is maintained, billed and collected outside of the University’s Centralized Accounts Receivable System.
- The Micromobility Policy was created on 5/19/2026 to provide clear direction in the registration, operation and parking/storage of micromobility devices on the campus of The University of Alabama.
- The Course Approval Policy was created on 5/20/2026 to ensure all new courses, course deletions, and changes to existing courses must go through the curricular review process to ensure academic quality, prevent unnecessary duplication, and maintain alignment with the University’s mission and accreditation standards.