Investigation launched into Smith College's admissions policy
The Department of Education is investigating Smith College following a complaint regarding its admissions of transgender women. The inquiry focuses on potential violations of Title IX. (sources: foxnews, upi, washingtonpost, independent, cbsnews)
Smith College is under federal investigation for its policy of admitting transgender women. The inquiry was initiated after a complaint was filed by Defending Education.
- The Department of Education is conducting the investigation based on a complaint about Smith College's admissions policy.
- The complaint alleges that admitting transgender women may violate Title IX regulations.
- Defending Education, an education watchdog, filed the complaint prompting the federal probe.
Why it matters
The outcome of this investigation could impact admissions policies at women's colleges across the country.
↓ Why this is on ModernAction
3 bills on this issue are moving right now — and the most active one is Defining Male and Female Act of 2025.
S1147 · 119th Congress
Defining Male and Female Act of 2025
Where do you stand on this bill?
Takes about 60 seconds
About this bill
What S1147 actually does
This story is about the Department of Education investigating Smith College over its admissions of transgender women. This bill would add federal definitions of “sex,” “male,” and “female” and direct agencies to interpret sex based on those definitions, affecting how admissions based on gender identity are treated.
If passed, it would:
- Sets legal definitions of sex for federal laws and regulations • Directs agencies to interpret sex without using gender identity as a substitute.
2 other bills moving on this issue
Take action on any of them individually.
This story is about the Department of Education investigating Smith College over its admissions of transgender women. The bill would update civil rights laws to ban discrimination based on gender identity in education and other areas, which would affect whether transgender applicants are protected in admissions.
If passed, it would
- Adds gender identity to federal civil rights protections in education • Expands anti-discrimination rules for federally funded programs and public accommodations.
This story is about the Department of Education investigating Smith College over its admissions of transgender women. The bill would create a Title IX rule tying access to certain school facilities to sex determined by reproductive biology at birth, changing who would use spaces in schools and colleges.
If passed, it would
- Defines who would use locker rooms in active use by sex at birth • Imposes a Title IX standard based on reproductive biology and genetics.
Top coverage · 11 sources