Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding University of Pennsylvania Fox Business reported Wednesday morning due to the inclusion of trans athletes in women’s sports.
Ivy League University is now at risk of losing all its federal funds in the investigation Potential Title IX Violations.
Riley Gaines is now a spokesperson for the Independent Women’s Forum, and the famous Lia Thomas is ranked fifth in the 200 freestyle finals of the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. (Today’s Brett Davis – American Sports)
A senior administration official told Fox Business that the government has suspended $175 million in federal funding. This does not account for UPENN’s total federal funding, which the university previously reported about $1 billion.
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The pause is not a direct result of the UPenn investigation.
Acting Assistant Assistant Secretary Craig Trainer said in a statement provided last month that three agencies will be investigated for alleged violations of the title.
Except for upenn, San Jose State University, It also made headlines in fall due to the roster of trans athletes.
No. 3 Blaire Fleming of the San Jose Spartans faced the Air Force Falcons in the third set against the Air Force Falcons at the East Gym on October 19, 2024 at Colorado Springs. (Andrew Wevers/Getty Images)
Upenn made headlines for the first time in the 2022 season when trans student-athlete Lia Thomas was named to the women’s team and will eventually go on to win the national championship in the women’s 500-yard freestyle.
Thomas will also be with the former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines That year ranked fifth in the 200-yard freestyle, although Thomas would only win the trophy at the awards ceremony.
Thomas’ participation sparked a national debate around the girls and women’s movement, which is inconsistent with federal law under the Trump administration.
Texas swimmers Erica Sullivan and Evie Pfeifer embrace 500 freestyle champion Lia Thomas at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta on March 17, 2022. (Photography by Rich Von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Last week, the USDA Money has been suspended Going to the University of Maine, the state is composed of a network of eight public universities in the state, but a few days later, U.S. Senator Susan Collins’ office said the funding freeze had been reversed.
Also, this week Rep. Mary Miller, R-ill. A mother called on the Trump administration to withdraw federal funds from an Illinois school district after accusing her 13-year-old daughter of her school for forcing the girl to change in front of another trans student in the girl’s locker room.
Upenn posted several statements online as the university prepares for cutting federal funding. Fox News Digital contacted the university on Wednesday after the latest report on fund cuts.
Hillary Voughn of Fox Business contributed to the report.
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