The University of Pennsylvania will comply with the Trump administration's demands, which include restoring swimming awards and sending apologies to female competitors who lost to trans athletes. The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights found that Penn violated Title IX by allowing a trans woman to compete on a women's sports team. Advocacy groups criticized the administration's actions as punitive toward trans students. Penn is among several institutions targeted for such policies and is the first to reach a resolution agreement under this administration. The university also faces a $175 million funding pause from the White House due to these issues.
The University of Pennsylvania will concede to the Trump administration's demands that the university 'restore' swimming awards—and send apology notes—to female competitors who lost to trans athletes.
The department previously found that Penn violated Title IX for allowing a trans woman to compete on a women's sports team.
To end the investigation, the administration demanded in part that Penn apologize to cisgender women whose swimming awards and honors were 'misappropriated' to trans women athletes.
Penn remains committed to fostering a community that is welcoming, inclusive, and open to all students, faculty, and staff.
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