Federal Governmental Relations
Education and Student Success
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2026
- Department of Education: Comment letter regarding the Department of Education’s proposed rule regarding amendments to the federal student loan programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 (March)
2025
- Department of Homeland Security: Comment letter on DHS Docket No. ICEB-2025-0001: “Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media" (September)
- Department of Education: Comment letter regarding Docket ID ED-2025-OPE-0016, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program (September)
- Department of Education: Comment letter regarding ways to improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Repayment plan, and the Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) plan. (May)
- Department of Education: Comment letter regarding the 2026-2027 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (April)
2024
- Department of Education: Comment letter regarding agency information collection activities and Federal Student Aid (FSA) Partner Connect System and user access management (November)
- Department of Education: Comment letter regarding ways to support the successful completion and submission of the 2025-2026 FAFSA form (September)
- Department of Education: Comment letter regarding Proposed Rules for Program Integrity and Institutional Quality: Distance Education, Return of Title IV, Higher Education Act Funds and Federal TRIO Programs (August)
- Department of Education:Comment letter regarding gainful employment and financial value transparency reporting requirements (April)
- Department of Education: Comment letter regarding FSA ID Account Creation for Individuals Without a Social Security Number in Connection With Person Authentication Service (PAS) (February)
2023
- U.S. Department of Justice: UC Comment letter on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities (October)
- Department of Education: Comment letter on gainful employment and financial transparency (June)
- Department of Education: Comment letter regarding proposed regulations for the implementation of Title IX (May)
- Department of Education: Comment letter regarding the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (May)
- Department of Education: Comment letter regarding Negotiated Rulemaking (April)
- Department of Education: Comment letter regarding requirements and responsibilities for third-party servicers and institutions (March)
- Department of Homeland Security: Comment letter to USCIS regarding proposed fee schedule changes (March)
- Department of Education: Comment letter regarding the collection of information required under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act (March)
- Department of Education: Comment letter regarding income-driven repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (February)
- National Park Service: Comment letter regarding proposed revisions to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (January)
2022
- Department of Education: Title IX – UC Comment Letter (September)
- Department of Education: Comment letter in response to the proposed information collection request for the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022–23 through 2024–25 (April)
2021
2020
- Department of Homeland Security: Duration of Status – UC Comment Letter (October)
- Department of Education: Agency Information Collection Activities – UC Comment Letter (March)
- Department of Education: Free Speech – UC Comment Letter (February)
2019
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Fee Schedule – UC Comment Letter (December)
- Department of Education: Agency Information Collection Activities – UC Comment Letter (December)
- Department of Education: Agency Information Collection Activities – UC Comment Letter (November)
- Department of Agriculture: Revision of Categorical Eligibility in SNAP – UC Comment Letter (September)
- NASA: Proposed Rule Regarding Findings of Harassment, Sexual Harassment, Other Forms of Harassment, or Sexual Assault – UC Comment Letter (August)
- Department of Education: Accreditation – UC Comment Letter (July)
- Department of Education: Title IX – UC Comment Letter (January)
2018
- Department of Homeland Security: Proposed Rule on Public Charge – UC Comment Letter (December)
- Office of Management and Budget: Expected Department of Education Title IX Regulations – UC Letter (November)
- National Science Foundation: Term and Condition Regarding Findings of Sexual Harassment, Other Forms of Harassment or Sexual Assault – UC Response Letter (October)
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Proposed Rule Regarding the Student Exchange and Visitor Program – UC Comment Letter (August)
- National Science Foundation: Reporting Requirement Regarding Findings of Sexual Harassment, other Forms of Harassment or Sexual Assault – UC Comment Letter (April)