Lia Thomas is a former University of Pennsylvania swimmer who drew harsh criticism for her success as the first openly ...

Riley Gaines praised the Trump administration Wednesday for pausing $175 million in federal funding to UPenn over its ...

Lia Thomas graduated three years ago. That hasn't stopped the government from using her to punish schools for their trans ...

The White House has also moved to pull funding from the University of Maine after alleging that it violated federal law by ...

The University of Pennsylvania made national headlines in the 2021-22 school year when Lia Thomas, a trans athlete, competed ...

UPenn took roughly $1 billion in federal funds in 2024, but more taxpayer money could be yanked amid a broader probe by the ...

The action follows President Trump’s executive order, ‘Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,’ signed in February.

At Penn, Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, was named Ivy League champion and broke records at the Women’s Swimming and Diving ...

UPenn's inclusion of transgender athletes in women's sports has prompted the Trump administration to pause nearly $200 ...

The funding freeze relates to University of Pennsylvania policies on allowing trans women to compete in women's sports.

The decision is the latest clash between a university and the administration as it pushes schools to end diversity ...