US EditionUPenn to ban transgender athletes, feds say, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas
- On July 1, the U.S. Department of Education announced a resolution with UPenn to ban transgender women from female sports, restore records, and issue apologies to affected athletes.
- A federal investigation found UPenn violated Title IX in 2021–22, leading Trump’s February executive order and threats to withhold $175 million in research funds, prompting the university’s compliance.
- UPenn to erase five NCAA records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas during 2021-22 after federal investigation found Title IX violations.
- Following the agreement, the university will restore all swimming titles and records to female athletes, issue personalized apology letters, and reaffirm Title IX compliance.
- The resolution sets a national precedent for retroactive gender eligibility policies, prompting ongoing NCAA and legal debates about fairness and Title IX enforcement.
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UPenn Bans Trans Athletes; DOJ Claims Harvard Violated Civil Rights Law During Gaza Protests
The Trump administration has found Harvard violated federal civil rights law, saying the university failed to address reports of harassment of Jewish students on campus in response to Gaza solidarity peaceful protests. This comes as the University of Pennsylvania has caved to Trump’s demands to ban transgender athletes from women’s sport teams and erase the records set by trans swimmer Lia Thomas. Thomas is a UPenn graduate who won the 2022 NCAA…
Kari Lake to Newsmax: College Transgender Policy Hurt Female Athletes
Kari Lake, President Donald Trump's top adviser to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, told Newsmax on Wednesday that female athletes across the country were damaged by male-born athletes competing in women's sports, singling out the University of Pennsylvania for policies that she said robbed young women of victories and scholarships. On "Rob Schmitt Tonight," Lake praised a new agreement between Penn and the federal government that prohibits mal…
UPenn Revokes “Lia” Thomas’ Swimming Records Under Agreement With Education Department
The Education Dept. threatened to withhold hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars from the school if they did not comply with its demands. ... The post UPenn Revokes “Lia” Thomas’ Swimming Records Under Agreement With Education Department appeared first on The New American.
How the NCAA helped Trump score big on transgender issues
The University of Pennsylvania agreed to publicly affirm its commitment to barring transgender athletes from competing in women's sports, the Education Department announced Tuesday, in a resolution with the Trump administration that will also require the school to modify a trio of records and apologize to several female competitors. "While Penn's policies during the 2021-2022 swim season were in accordance with NCAA eligibility rules at the time…
UPenn agrees to comply with Title IX and NCAA policies
(PHILADELPHIA) - On July 1, the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) and the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights reached an agreement that the Ivy League school will adhere to the Trump administration’s ban on allowing males to compete…
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