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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    15 hours ago

    Again, people thought the same about Columbia. $400 million vs. an endowment of just shy of $15 billion. Shouldn’t have been enough to change their policy on deeply held beliefs either but Columbia couldn’t bend the knee and start rescinding protestors’ diplomas and kowtowing to Trump fast enough.

    • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      3·
      11 hours ago

      I think there’s a good argument that Colombia wasn’t changing a deeply held belief. They were looking for reasons to punch the hippies who were angering their donors right from the start.