The funding freeze relates to University of Pennsylvania policies on allowing trans women to compete in women's sports.

Summary

The Trump administration has frozen $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania over its policies allowing trans women to compete in women’s sports.

A senior official said this is “just a taste” of further action, with UPenn at risk of losing all federal funding due to a Title IX investigation.

Trump signed an executive order on February 5 banning trans women from women’s sports, citing fairness and safety concerns.

Advocacy groups are challenging the move, arguing it discriminates against trans athletes.

  • Nightwingdragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    18 hours ago

    So universities are about to go 0-2 in the fight against a Trump takeover.

    Columbia bent the knee almost immediately. It’ll be interesting to see how long UPenn holds out.