UPenn signs Resolution Agreement to address Title IX violations

By lauraharris // 2025-07-03

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UPenn has entered a Resolution Agreement with the U.S. Department of Education to address violations of Title IX after allowing a male athlete, Lia Thomas, to compete in women's sports and access female-only facilities.
The Department's Office for Civil Rights concluded that UPenn's actions resulted in sex-based discrimination against female athletes, prompting corrective action.
UPenn will reinstate women's swimming records previously awarded to male athletes, issue a public statement committing to biology-based definitions of sex, ban males from women's teams and facilities, revise internal policies and send apology letters to impacted female athletes.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon and former swimmers Paula Scanlan and Riley Gaines praised the agreement as a significant win for women's rights and a reflection of President Donald Trump's leadership on Title IX enforcement.
UPenn President J. Larry Jameson acknowledged the resolution as a necessary step to avoid further consequences and emphasized the university's ongoing commitment to an inclusive community.

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has announced that the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) has finally entered into a Resolution Agreement to address and correct violations of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Earlier this year, ED's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigation found that UPenn violated Title IX by allowing a male athlete to compete in female sports and access female-only intimate facilities. The investigation stemmed from complaints related to the inclusion of Lia Thomas, a male swimmer who competed on UPenn's Women's Swimming and Diving Team during the 2021–2022 season, which resulted in sex-based discrimination against female athletes. (Related: Trump administration pauses $175 million in federal funding to UPenn over transgender athlete policies.) In line with this, UPenn has agreed to a series of corrective measures to restore compliance with Title IX. The university will reinstate all individual women's Division I swimming records, titles and honors that were previously awarded to male athletes who competed in the women's category. It will also issue a public statement reaffirming its commitment to Title IX, explicitly declaring that males will no longer be permitted to participate in female athletic programs or use women's locker rooms and related facilities. Additionally, UPenn will revise its policies to adopt biology-based definitions of "male" and "female" in line with Title IX and executive orders issued by President Donald Trump. This statement will be prominently posted on the university's main website and all women's athletics webpages to ensure transparency. The university will also rescind or revise any internal guidance or public-facing materials that are inconsistent with Title IX requirements. Finally, UPenn will send personalized letters of apology to each female swimmer impacted by its prior policies. "UPenn remains committed to fostering a community that is welcoming, inclusive and open to all students, faculty and staff. I share this commitment, just as I remain dedicated to preserving and advancing the University's vital and enduring mission. We have now brought to a close an investigation that, if unresolved, could have had significant and lasting implications for the University of Pennsylvania," J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, president of UPenn, wrote in his news release on July 1.

A major victory for women's sports

The Education Department, along with the supporters of Title IX, praised the resolution agreement with UPenn as a major victory for women's rights in athletics and a reflection of the Trump's commitment to enforcing Title IX based on biological sex. "Today's resolution agreement with UPenn is yet another example of the Trump effect in action. Thanks to the leadership of President Trump, UPenn has agreed both to apologize for its past Title IX violations and to ensure that women’s sports are protected at the University for future generations of female athletes," said U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. "Today is a great victory for women and girls not only at the University of Pennsylvania but all across our nation. The Department commends UPenn for rectifying its past harms against women and girls and we will continue to fight relentlessly to restore Title IX's proper application and enforce it to the fullest extent of the law." Former UPenn swimmer Paula Scanlan, who competed alongside Thomas, also expressed gratitude for the administration's efforts to restore fairness and dignity to women's sports. Similarly, former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines called the agreement a fulfillment of promises made by Trump and McMahon to uphold women's equality. "This Administration does not just pay lip service to women's equality: it vigorously insists on that equality being upheld," Gaines said. "It is my hope that today demonstrates to educational institutions that they will no longer be allowed to trample upon women's civil rights, and renews hope in every female athlete that their country's highest leadership will not relent until they have the dignity, safety and fairness they deserve." The latest news about transgender madness can be found at Transhumanism.news. Watch this clip of President Donald Trump signing his new EO that bans transgender athletes from women's and girls' sports.

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