The agreement requires the university to follow Title IX as interpreted by the Department of Education and adopt Trump's executive order defining sex as biological.

The University of Pennsylvania and the federal government have reached an agreement that the Ivy League school will adhere to the Trump administration's ban on transgender athletes competing in women's sports.

Penn agreed to apologize to members of its women's swim team over Lia Thomas' participation in 2021-22. A Penn gender studies professor, called the deal reached with Trump 'a betrayal.'