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 ...

President Donald Trump's administration has paused $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania for ...

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

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

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

A social media post from the White House says Penn is losing millions of dollars in federal funding, but the university says ...

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

The White House did not explain the legal basis for the freeze or what needs to happen to reinstate the funding.

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

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

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