Penn Reaches Deal With Trump Officials Over Trans Woman Swimmer

The University of Pennsylvania reached a deal with the Trump administration on women’s sports after a federal probe found violations of sex-discrimination laws following a trans athlete’s participation on the school’s women’s swim team.

Under the terms of the agreement, Penn “will adopt biology-based definitions for the words ‘male’ and ‘female,’ pursuant to Title IX” of federal law, the Education Department said in a statement Tuesday. The university will also send apologies to any women swimmers who were affected, among other provisions.