UW–Madison can report that as of late Saturday, April 26, all 27 of its international students and alumni affected by SEVIS record terminations have been returned to active status.
Campus Messages
Chancellor Mnookin signs AAC&U letter
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin is one of nearly 300 college and university presidents and chancellors to sign an April 22 letter from the American Association of Colleges & Universities titled “A Call for Constructive Engagement.”
Chancellor Mnookin: End-of-semester federal updates
Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin shared an end-of-semester message with faculty and staff on April 22 with updates related to the quickly shifting landscape at the federal level.
Legal challenge to the administration’s cut to critical energy research
The Association of American Universities (AAU), the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) jointly filed a new lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, along with a number of impacted research university co-plaintiffs, seeking to halt the proposed Facilities and Administrative (F&A) rate cut to 15% for all Department of Energy research grants to colleges and universities. UW–Madison is a member university of AAU, ACE and APLU.
Message from Dean Vavrus to campus leaders on support for the international community
International Division Dean Vavrus shared a message with deans and campus leaders on April 10 about several campus offices that are monitoring the situation around SEVIS record terminations closely at the national and local levels and providing resources and recommendations as circumstances develop.
Update on federal immigration enforcement
An update related to the termination of Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) records of a number of current and former international students by the U.S. government.
Updates for our international community
Dean of the International Division Frances Vavrus shared a message and links to resources with international students, scholars, faculty and staff on April 2.
AAU: Meeting the Moment Facing America’s Research Universities
The Association of American Universities (AAU) Board of Directors issued a statement on March 31 about the importance of preserving the partnership between American research universities and the federal government. UW–Madison is a member of AAU.
UW–Madison researcher testifies during forum on impact of NIH funding cuts
On March 26, University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor and Associate Director of Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Sterling Johnson provided testimony on the importance and urgency of National Institutes for Health (NIH) investments in research at a forum on Capitol Hill.
Mnookin, Isbell Jr., Cramer: Preserving UW-Madison’s mission amid financial uncertainty
On March 21, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, Provost Charles Isbell Jr. and Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Rob Cramer sent a message to all faculty, Academic Staff, University Staff and limited appointees about steps being taken to preserve UW–Madison’s short- and long-term ability to carry out its mission amid potential federal funding cuts to research and other programs and uncertainty about indirect rates, stop work orders and inflationary impacts from tariffs.