In January 2025, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives launched a UCCS Federal Transition Team, along with a corresponding informational webpage: Federal Updates. The Federal Updates page includes all UCCS communications about the federal transition, as well as a list of resources for faculty and staff.
The UCCS Federal Transition Team works in conjunction with the CU System guidance and UCCS Leadership on the federal transition to ensure timely communication and resources for the UCCS community. There will be updates each month in the UCCS News email newsletter.
This week’s updates:
- The UCCS Federal Transition Team is meeting monthly to assess and discuss the implications of federal policy updates on higher education and our campus.
- The Department of Homeland Security has published a proposed rule to end “duration of status” for F and J nonimmigrants. Public comment on the proposal is being accepted through September 29th.
- The U.S. Department of Education has announced that it will end discretionary funding to several Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) grant programs that discriminate by conferring government benefits exclusively to institutions that meet racial or ethnic quotas
UCCS continues to work with the CU System governmental affairs team to understand the impacts and implementation of the federal updates. For more detailed information, please see the CU System Federal Updates.
Remember, there are many resources listed on the UCCS Federal Transitions page for anyone feeling stressed or overwhelmed.