University of Maine complies with policies restricting trans sports participation
The University of Maine System said it was found to be in compliance with federal and state laws, as well as NCAA rules that were changed following President Donald Trump’s executive order to prohibit trans women from women's sports.
The University of Maine System said Friday that it was found to be in compliance with federal and state laws, as well as NCAA rules that were changed following President Donald Trump’s executive order to prohibit transgender women and girls from competing in female sports.
The confirmation came after the Trump administration had previously said an investigation had found Maine’s Department of Education violated Title IX, which bans sex-based discrimination in educational programs that receive federal funding, and that the Department of Agriculture would be suspending federal funds to the University of Maine System while it investigated potential Title IX violations.
“We are relieved to put the Department’s Title IX compliance review behind us so the land-grant University of Maine and our statewide partners can continue to leverage USDA and other essential federal funds to strengthen and grow our natural resource economy and dependent rural communities through world-class education, research and extension,” Dannel Malloy, the system’s chancellor, said in a statement to NBC News.
In the 2024 fiscal year, UMS, which comprises seven universities across the state, received almost $30 million in USDA funding, according to the school system.
The statement from UMS followed an announcement from the USDA on Wednesday that said the university system “clearly communicated its compliance with Title IX’s requirement to protect equal opportunities for women and girls to compete in safe and fair sports, as articulated in President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order.”
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