UWM is monitoring federal actions and their impact on our campus community. We are sharing information regularly on this webpage to keep employees and students informed.

Information can change rapidly. We will post updates as quickly as we can, and a more recent post may contain information that supersedes information in an older post. 

UWM Updates

  • Update related to federal shutdown
    Dear Faculty and Staff, We want to share an update regarding the federal government shutdown that may affect our campus operations.    Following the absence of agreement, the federal government shut down non-essential government operations as defined by federal agencies just after midnight. We cannot say with certainty when Congress will advance funding legislation that has the …
  • SEVIS records restored
    The email below was sent to all UWM international students. Dear students,  I want to share with you the following statement from UWM: SEVIS records restored UWM can confirm that as of Monday, April 28, all 13 of its international students and recent graduates whose statuses were terminated in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information …
  • Update on actions affecting international students
    The email below was sent today to all UWM students. Dear UWM students,   You have likely seen news reports about actions affecting international students' status across the country, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detentions and visa revocations. We are not aware of any detentions involving UWM-affiliated individuals or any federal law enforcement activity on …

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