Policy Watch: Government Shutdown Prevented and DOE Investigations Opened

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Federal Policy Updates:

• Congress passed the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, funding the government through the end of FY2025 and avoiding a government shutdown.
• The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations into 45 universities following the February 14 Dear Colleague Letter that reiterated schools’ civil rights obligations to end the use of racial preferences and stereotypes in education programs and activities. 
• AACN signed on to a response to a Request for Information for the Trump Administration's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan relating to the use of AI across the higher education landscape.
• Lori Chavez-DeRemer was sworn in as the US Secretary of Labor.