The following are federal, state, and other higher education regulatory updates.  Updates are provided as they occur and are for the benefit of MTSU's faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, regulators, and visitors, as well as the University's surrounding community constituents.

• United States Student and Exchange Visitor Program, Broadcast Message: COVID-19 and Fall 2020 (Regarding nonimmigrant students) (July 6, 2020).
• Department of Education, Secretary DeVos Unveils Enhanced Online Portal for Higher Education Institutions to Report Foreign Gifts and Contracts (June 22, 2020).
• Department of Labor, Fluctuating Workweek Method of Computing Overtime, 85 FR 34970 (June 8, 2020).
• United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (June 2020).
• United States Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, The New Title IX Rule: Excluding Reliance on A Party's “Statements” When the Sexual Harassment at Issue Consists of Verbal Conduct (May 22, 2020).
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Considerations for Institutes of Higher Education (May 21, 2020).
• American Council on Education, Title IX Final Rule Outline of Key Provisions (May 14, 2020).
• American College Health Association, ACHA Guidelines: Considerations for Reopening Institutions of Higher Education in the COVID-19 Era (May 7, 2020).
• United States Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, Questions and Answers for Post-Secondary Institutions Regarding the COVID-19 National Emergency (May 12, 2020).
• United States Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, 34 CFR 106, Title IX Unofficial Final Rule (May 6, 2020).
• U.S. Department of Education, Title IX Final Rule Summary of Major Provisions (May 2020).
• Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, Frequently Asked Questions about the Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under Section 18004 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (April 2020).
• United States Department of Education, Allocations for Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to Higher Education Institutions for Emergency Financial Aid Grant to Students (April 2020).
• United States Department of Education, CARES Act Grant Funding for Institutions of Higher Education (April 9, 2020).
• United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, COVID-19 and HIPAA: Disclosures to law enforcement, paramedics, other first responders and public health authorities (Mar. 24, 2020).
• United States Department of Education, Student Privacy Policy Office, FERPA & Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (Mar. 2020).
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Interim Guidance for Administrators of US Institutions of Higher Education Plan, Prepare, and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Mar. 18, 2020).
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Guidance for Institutions of Higher Education with Students Participating in International Travel or Study Abroad Programs (Mar. 9, 2020).
• United States Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, Decennial 2020 Census (Jan. 29, 2020).
• United States Department of Education, Secretary DeVos Announces New, Proactive Civil Rights Compliance Center within Office for Civil Rights (Jan. 21, 2020)
• HHS Office for Civil Rights, Updated Joint Guidance on Privacy and Student Education and Health Records (Dec. 19, 2019).
• National Collegiate Athletic Association, Student-Athlete Name, Image and Likeness Fact Sheet (Dec. 2019).
• The National Collegiate Athletic Association, Board of Governors starts process to enhance name, image and likeness opportunities [for student athletes], (Oct. 29, 2019).
• NACUBO, Financial Responsibility Standards 19-04 (Oct. 21, 2019).
• United State Department of Education, Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Foreign Gifts and Contracts Disclosures, 84 FR 46943 (Sept. 6, 2019).
• United States Department of Education, Final Rule Regarding Borrower Defense to Loan Repayment, 34 CFR Parts 668, 682, and 685 (unofficial Final Rule) (Aug. 30, 2019).
• Final Rule by the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds (Aug. 12, 2019).
• Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption, 84 FR 41677 (Aug.15, 2019).
• Letter by ACE to the Department of Education Seeking Clarification Regarding Reporting Requirements Under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act (Aug. 9, 2019).
• Letter by the Department of Education Regarding California’s Efforts to Comply with the 2016 Regulations Governing State Authorization of Distance and Correspondence Education Providers (Aug. 2, 2019).
• State Authorization Regulations 2016: Questions and Answers (July 22, 2019).
• Final Regulations by the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education on Program Integrity: Gainful Employment (July 1, 2019)
• Department of Education Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Student Assistance General Provisions, the Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, and the Secretary's Recognition Procedures for State Agencies (June 12, 2019)
• Notice by the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education Announcing Free Application for Federal Student Aid Information to be Verified for the 2020-2021 Award Year (May 24, 2019).
• United States Department of Labor, 84 FR 21300; 29 CFR 548 and 778 (May 14, 2019).
• American Council on Education, Memorandum on Foreign Influence and Espionage in Academic Settings (May 10, 2019).