According to a Fox News report, the Trump Administration is pausing more than $175 million dollars in federal funds allocated for the University of Pennsylvania after the school refused to comply with the admin’s ban on biological men in women’s sports.
According to a Fox News report, the Trump Administration is pausing more than $175 million dollars in federal funds allocated for the University of Pennsylvania after the school refused to comply with the admin’s ban on biological men in women’s sports.
A senior administration official told FOX Business that the administration has paused $175 million in federal funding. This did not account for UPenn’s total federal funding, which the university previously reported last year was around $1 billion.
The pause is not a direct result of the investigation into UPenn, which the Department of Education announced a day after the president signed the “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order on Feb. 5.
Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor said in a statement provided by the department last month that three institutions would be investigated for suspected Title IX violations.
In addition to UPenn, San Jose State University, which made headlines in the fall after several schools refused to play the women’s volleyball team because of a trans athlete on the roster, and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association are also being investigated for suspected violations.
