Final Rules
- Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Sports Programs Arising Out of Federal Financial Assistance Withdrawn: 9/10/2025 #Athletics
- Rescinding Regulations for Loans for Minority Business Enterprises Seeking DOE Contracts and Assistance Further Delayed Until: 12/9/2025 #Procurement
- Rescinding Regulations Related to Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities (General Provisions) Further Delayed Until 12/9/2025 #HR, EEO
- Rescinding Regulations Related to Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance Further Delayed Until 11/9/2025 #EEO
- Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Seven Specific Fentanyl-Related Substances in Schedule I Effective: 9/18/2025 #UAPD #UMC
- William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program Effective Date: 7/1/2026 #Student Financial Aid
Proposed Rules
- Revision to Rules of Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board Comments Due: 11/17/2025 #ORED #Patents
- Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of MDMB-4en-PINACA in Schedule I Comments Due: 11/3/2025 #UAPD #UMC
Notices
- Request for Information on Developing and Implementing a Common Manual for the Federal Direct Loan Program Comments Due: 10/8/2025 #Student Financial Aid
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Student Assistance General Provisions-Student Right To Know (SRK) Comments Due: 11/10/2025 #Student Financial Aid
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Federal Student Aid (FSA) Feedback System Comments Due: 11/10/2025 #Student Financial Aid
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) Information To Be Verified for the 2025-2026 Award Year; Correction #Student Financial Aid
Items of Interest
- The Pawsitive Effects of Therapy Dogs for Grad Students Animal interventions have benefits for more students than just undergraduates, according to a new study.
- Trump administration proposes 4-year cap on international student visas The proposed rule has been panned by student advocates, one of whom argued it represents a “dangerous overreach by government into academia.”
- AI Companies Roll Out Educational Tools This fall, Google, Anthropic and OpenAI are rolling out powerful new AI tools for students and educators, each taking a different path to shape the future of learning.
- Scientists: Now Is the Time to Overhaul Federal Research Regulations A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine lays out options for federal research agencies to reduce regulatory burdens at a time when Trump is calling for deregulation.
- College Students Are Stressed. Green Spaces on Campus Can Fix That More than half of U.S. college students suffer mental health problems. Walking paths and nature views offer a surprising solution.
- Education Department wants to streamline process for pulling federal funds from colleges A coming regulatory proposal could make it easier to terminate financial assistance to institutions that the agency finds have violated civil rights laws.
- Accreditors’ New Frontier As microcredentials proliferate and attract millions of students, some accreditors are ready to launch quality checks for alternative credential providers.
- Education Department seeks to offer ‘proactive’ federal student loan guidance The agency’s Federal Student Aid office plans to warn earlier in the process about educational borrowing risks and is developing standardized guidelines for loan servicers.
- Cost-smart campuses: Building financial resilience through strategic buying Across higher ed, the financial squeeze is tightening. Between shrinking enrollment and uncertain funding, colleges and universities are scrambling to deliver value with far less cash. Every purchase, from lab beakers to toner cartridges, now faces intense scrutiny. After all, one way to uncover excess spending is to identify blind spots and inefficiencies in how organizations buy.
- Commerce Secretary Says He Wants Half of University Patent Money Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Axios he wants the federal government to get half the dollars generated from patents that universities and their researchers develop with federal funding, the outlet reported Wednesday.
- UF developing handheld breast cancer detector University of Florida researchers have improved a potentially transformative handheld device to detect breast cancer in saliva, simplifying the design and confirming its accuracy.
- Searching for Compromise on Student Loan Caps Talks over which graduate programs qualify for more loans resume next week. The Education Department and higher ed negotiators remain far apart on the best solution.
- Higher ed groups push for colleges to be exempt from $100K H-1B visa fee The American Council on Education led a letter to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that argues these visa holders perform vital work.
Policy Updates
- The Research Security Training Policy is a new policy required by federal law to be effective 10/1/2025.
- The Borrowed Property Loaned to Students Policy is a new policy effective 10/3/2025 to set procedures to follow to charge students in the event of lost, stolen or damage to college owned equipment borrowed by students.
- The Interior Finishes and Furniture Policy was revised on 10/3/2025 to add clarifying language on timelines for ordering furniture and accessories.
- The Intellectual Property Policy was revised on 10/15/2025 to add clarifying language.
- The Facility and Ground Use Policy was revised on 10/19/2025 to clarify the process for applying for event approval.
- The Facility Fire Safety Policy was revised on 10/19/2025 to align with adopted codes and requirements.