{"id":218839,"date":"2025-07-17T11:05:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T21:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=218839"},"modified":"2025-07-17T11:05:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T21:05:56","slug":"president-report-july-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/17\/president-report-july-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"President Hensel provides updates on federal policy, upholds <abbr>UH<\/abbr>\u2019s values"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_27868\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7F0o_AOZqTE?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"President Hensel provides updates on federal policy, upholds UH\u2019s values\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> President Wendy Hensel provided an update on the most recent federal policy changes that include Pell Grants. She discussed next steps to address the strategic plan and highlighted several bright spots across the <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> campuses, at the July 17 Board of Regents monthly meeting held at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa.<\/p>\n<p>Hensel also honored Willard Wilson Award winner Professor Robert Toonen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/17\/willard-wilson-2025-robert-toonen\/\">Read more about his valued contributions to <abbr>UH<\/abbr> and the community<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_218830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-218830\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/system-bor-award-toonen-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Three smiling people\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-218830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/system-bor-award-toonen-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/system-bor-award-toonen-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/system-bor-award-toonen.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-218830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hensel, Toonen, Lee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Update on federal developments (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7F0o_AOZqTE?t=15s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Financial reserves consolidated (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7F0o_AOZqTE?t=3m20ss\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>18-month action plan (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7F0o_AOZqTE?t=5m52s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/24\/uh-climate-tool-delivers-custom-data\/\">New tool for wildfire drought and climate summaries<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7F0o_AOZqTE?t=7m18s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Response and ongoing advocacy (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7F0o_AOZqTE?t=5m44s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/19\/uh-manoa-qs-world-univ-rankings\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa <abbr>QS<\/abbr> ranking<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7F0o_AOZqTE?t=7m49s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/24\/na-hoku-award-lahaina-tribute-album\/\">N\u0101 H\u014dk\u016b Hanohano award for <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Maui College<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7F0o_AOZqTE?t=8m18s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/07\/gjh-participants-wage-gains\/\">New jobs and salary gains through Good Jobs <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7F0o_AOZqTE?t=8m39s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/17\/willard-wilson-2025-robert-toonen\/\">Willard Wilson awardee Rob Toonen<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7F0o_AOZqTE?t=9m42s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hensel also honored Willard Wilson Award winner Professor Robert Toonen. 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