The Trump administration has paused $175 million in federal funds to the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) over that institution’s inclusion of transgender athletes, according to Fox News.
The pause is pending an investigation into UPenn’s alleged Title IX violations, which could threaten the school’s entire federal funding package.
As of 2024, UPenn’s total federal funding package totaled roughly $1 billion.
UPenn is one of three institutions selected for Title IX investigation following President Trump’s signing of the “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order on February 5. The Department of Education is directly investigating UPenn, San Jose State University, and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association for suspected Title IX violations.
UPenn emerged at the forefront of the transgender athlete debate in 2022, when male swimmer Will Thomas decided to identify as a woman and joined the women’s team. Once on the women’s team,…
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