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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

Headline from The Conversation US

The Smith College investigation marks the first time the Trump administration is considering whether trans students should gain admission to certain schools.

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  1. Advocate

    Department of Education threatens to pull Smith College's funding for admitting trans women (opens Advocate)

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    Advocate's feed description

    The administration is threatening to take action that could strip the school of its single-sex status.

  2. Local News 8

    Department of Education opens investigation into Smith College for admitting trans women (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — In the Trump administration’s latest move to limit trans rights, the Department of Education has launched a Title IX investigation into Smith College, an all-women’s college in western Massachusetts, for admitting trans women.

  3. WMUR

    Education Department opens probe into Smith College for admitting trans women (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into Smith College, an all-women's institution in Massachusetts, for admitting transgender women.

  4. CNN

    Smith College: Department of Education opens investigation into all-women’s college for admitting trans women (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    In the Trump administration’s latest attack on trans rights, the Department of Education has launched a Title IX investigation into Smith College, an all-women’s college in western Massachusetts, for admitting trans women.

  5. Daily Hampshire Gazette

    Federal officials to investigate Smith College’s transgender admissions policy - Daily Hampshire Gazette (opens Daily Hampshire Gazette)

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    Daily Hampshire Gazette's feed description

    NORTHAMPTON — The U.S. Department of Education has opened a Title IX investigation into Smith College, roughly one year after the national, conservative grassroots organization Defending Education filed a complaint alleging that the women’s college discriminates against biological women by admitting…

  6. The Daily Signal

    Smith College Faces Federal Probe Over Transgender Policy (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    The Department of Education is investigating Smith College over its policy admitting men who claim to identify as transgender.

  7. The College Fix

    Education Department probes ‘all-women’ Smith College for admitting trans students (opens The College Fix)

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    The College Fix's feed description

    The U.S. Department of Education has initiated an investigation into Smith College over its admission of transgender students while claiming to be an ‘all-women’…

  8. UPI

    Education Deptartment launches Title IX probe into Smith College for admitting trans women (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The Department of Education is investigating Smith College, a women

  9. The Boston Globe

    Smith College under investigation for admitting transgender women, US Department of Education says (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Smith College in Northampton changed its admissions policy to include self-identified transgender women in May 2015.

  10. Townhall

    Smith College Faces Title IX Investigation for Admitting Trans Women (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Smith College under Title IX investigation for admitting trans women, sparking civil rights debate.

  11. Delaware Public Media

    The Trump administration is investigating Smith College for admitting trans women (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Smith College is one of the largest women's colleges in the country. This week, the Trump administration announced it is investigating the school's practice of admitting trans women.

  12. The Daily Caller

    Education Department Opens Probe Into Girls College For Admitting Trans Women (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The Department of Education launched an investigation Wednesday into a historically all-women’s college for admitting biological males who identify as women.

  13. Latin Times

    Trump Administration Opens Federal Probe Into Smith College Over Trans Student Admissions (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Smith College, one of the nation's best-known women's colleges, is facing a federal civil rights investigation over its policy allowing transgender women to enroll, opening a new front in the Trump

  14. Washington Examiner

    Education Department investigating women-only Smith College for allowing transgender students (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Education Department inquiry comes after Defending Education filed a civil rights complaint against Smith College in 2025 for admitting transgender women.

  15. RedState

    ‘Women’s College’ Under Fire After Letting Men Into Dorms, Showers, Teams (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    Smith College faces Title IX probe for admitting biological males into women-only spaces.

  16. The Guardian

    Trump administration investigates Smith College for admitting transgender women (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Civil rights inquiry claims policy may breach Title IX as administration escalates attacks on trans rights

  17. CBS News

    Education Department investigating all-women (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The U.S. Department of Education says it's opened an investigation into Smith College, an all-women's institution in Massachusetts, for admitting transgender women.

  18. WHDH Boston

    Education Department opens probe into Smith College for admitting trans women - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation Monday into Smith College, an all-women’s institution in Massachusetts, for admitting transgender women.The probe by the department’s

  19. The New Republic

    Trump Targets Smith College as His Anti-Trans Agenda Ramps Up (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    The Department of Education has opened in investigation into Smith.

  20. The Conversation US

    Federal investigation into Smith College probes whether transgender students can attend women’s schools – challenging the evolving mission of women’s education (opens The Conversation US)

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    The Conversation US's feed description

    The Smith College investigation marks the first time the Trump administration is considering whether trans students should gain admission to certain schools.

  21. Philadelphia Inquirer

    A storied women’s college faces federal probe for admitting trans students (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The Education Department has launched an investigation into Smith College for a policy that has been in place since 2015.

  22. Fox News

    Smith College 'makes a mockery' of all-women status by admitting transgender students, education watchdog says (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Trump administration is investigating Smith College over alleged Title IX violations relating to its policy of admitting transgender women.

  23. Forbes

    Education Dept Challenges Smith College’s Transgender Admissions Policy (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The Education Department has opened an investigation into whether Smith College violated anti-discrimination laws by allowing transgender women to enroll in the school.

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