Education Dept. investigates women's college for admitting trans students

The agency says a Title IX provision underpinning women's schools applies only to biological sex. Smith College announced it would accept trans women in 2015.

All women's college under Trump admin probe for enrolling trans students

The investigation will determine if Smith College violated Title IX by allowing transgender women to attend the women's ...
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Federal investigation into Smith College probes whether transgender students can attend women’s schools – challenging the evolving mission of women’s education

The Trump administration froze US$175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania in 2025 because it objected to how the school allowed transgender students to participate on women’s ...

Department of Education opens investigation into Smith College for admitting trans women

In the Trump administration’s latest attack on trans rights, the Department of Education has launched a Title IX ...

Trump admin investigates all-women's college for admitting male students

The U.S. Department of Education has targeted Smith College in Massachusetts with a probe for admitting men and allowing them ...