{"id":2660771,"date":"2026-09-14T10:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignexclusive-four-womens-colleges-are-fleecing-federal-programs-by-admitting-trans-men\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T10:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:15:11","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignexclusive-four-womens-colleges-are-fleecing-federal-programs-by-admitting-trans-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignexclusive-four-womens-colleges-are-fleecing-federal-programs-by-admitting-trans-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Colleges Are Fleecing Federal Programs By Admitting &#8216;Trans&#8217; Men"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignexclusive-four-womens-colleges-are-fleecing-federal-programs-by-admitting-trans-men%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2660771&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Four historic women\u2019s colleges-Agnes Scott,Bryn Mawr,Stephens,and Wesleyan-are accused of allowing men claiming to be women to enroll and participate fully in campus life,including housing and sports,while maintaining their status as women\u2019s colleges. The Defense of freedom Institute (DFI) filed complaints with the Department of Education, alleging these schools have made false representations to prospective students and are violating federal laws like Title IX, which safeguards single-sex spaces. the schools\u2019 policies explicitly permit men who identify as women to apply, attend, and share facilities, leading to concerns over misrepresentation and discrimination. DFI warns that federal funding could be threatened if these violations continue. The colleges\u2019 policies vary but generally acknowledge gender fluidity while allowing men claiming to be women into their communities, with some schools also threatening disciplinary actions against students who oppose these policies.Manny of these policies were adopted after guidelines introduced during the Obama governance encouraged non-discrimination for transgender students,leading to a broader acceptance of transgender women in women\u2019s colleges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Four historic women\u2019s colleges allow men who claim to be women to be admitted into their schools, making \u201csubstantial misrepresentation[s]\u201d to the public about their programs while taking federal taxpayer funds and violating Title IX, according to four complaints filed with the Department of Education.<\/p>\n<p>The complaints filed by the Defense of Freedom Institute (DFI), obtained by The Federalist, detail to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) how the schools \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dfipolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DFI-Complaint-ASC-09.11.2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Agnes Scott College<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dfipolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DFI-Complaint-BMC-09.11.2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bryn Mawr College<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dfipolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DFI-Complaint-SC-09.11.2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stephens College<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/dfipolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DFI-Complaint-WC-09.11.2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wesleyan College<\/a> \u2014 each allow any male who claims to be a woman to attend, while still maintaining their status as a women\u2019s only college.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor decades, each of these schools carefully crafted an identity as an institution exclusively dedicated to the education of women,\u201d Robert Eitel, President and Co-Founder of DFI, told The Federalist. \u201cNo doubt to the shock of many alumnae, donors, and students, these schools have willingly sacrificed this unique identity on the altar of gender identity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the complaints, the Department of Education bars institutions from making \u201csubstantial misrepresentations\u201d about themselves that a prospective student could rely upon in making a significant life decision like deciding to enroll and taking on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">federal student loan debt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApplicants and their families rely on this information to make consequential life decisions, including taking on federal student loan debt,\u201d DFI stated. \u201cYet, inexplicably, each school permits men to apply, enroll, and participate fully in campus life, including sharing housing, intimate facilities, and sports teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DFI says the schools are each in violation of Title VI of the Higher Education Act and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act, particularly because Title IX \u201cprotects single-sex spaces.\u201d The group is asking the OCR to investigate the schools\u2019 apparent violations, but \u201cbeyond the OCR process \u2014 to ensure that institutions come into compliance with all federal requirements, if they wish to benefit from taxpayer funds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlace the College on clear notice that failure to comply will result in the limitation, suspension, or termination of federal funding,\u201d the DFI letters state.<\/p>\n<p>Each school has their own language that allows men claiming to be women into the schools, and some policies are even less coherent than others.<\/p>\n<p>Agnes Scott, for example, states that it \u201cadmits students who were assigned female at birth as well as those who were assigned male or female at birth who now identify as female, transgender, agender, genderfluid, or non-binary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the school says that it is also \u201cproud of the women, trans women, trans men and non-binary individuals who have enrolled and graduated from Agnes Scott,\u201d meaning it understands that \u201ctrans men\u201d are actually women claiming to be men, while also claiming that \u201ctrans women\u201d are actually women, despite the fact that they are men.<\/p>\n<p>Men who wish to apply, but whose legal documents still refer to them as men, are encouraged to \u201ccontact the Office of Admission to discuss their self-identification and receive further clarification of policies and information regarding the resources available on campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bryn Mawr is slightly less convoluted than Agnes Scott when it comes to women who claim to be men, at least on paper, but still \u201cconsiders as eligible to apply to the undergraduate college all individuals who have identified and continue to identify as women (including cisgender and trans women), intersex individuals who do not identify as male, individuals assigned female at birth who have not taken medical or legal steps to identify as male, and individuals assigned female at birth who do not identify within the gender binary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The school says it \u201cacknowledges gender complexity as an opportunity for learning\u201d and says that \u201cthat students may express new gender identities while at Bryn Mawr and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the school does not have separate restrooms or other facilities like dorms for men and women, despite admitting both, in violation of Title IX, the complaint states. \u201cAs a<br \/>matter of policy, biological women must use the same intimate and living spaces as individuals of the opposite sex,\u201d the complaint states.<\/p>\n<p>The school also appears to threaten students who do not agree with gender ideology by claiming criticism is both sexual misconduct and discriminatory. \u201cIf a student expresses a desire to not use the same bathroom or locker room as a member of the opposite sex, she could be subject, under the policy, to dismissal or expulsion from the College; suspension from the College; loss of campus housing or other privileges; withholding of diploma and\/or transcripts; disciplinary probation; or \u2018other Sanctions as deemed appropriate.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stephens College makes similar threats to enforce its adherence to gender ideology. The school states that \u201cThe world\u2019s understanding of and definition of womanhood is changing\u201d and that it \u201cexpanded its definition of womanhood to include both sex and gender.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The admissions policy is a full-throated defense of the idea that men can become women, stating, \u201cenrollment in our undergraduate residential women\u2019s college is restricted exclusively to women, including students who are legally identified as female and who self-identify as women; students who document an ongoing transition to female and who self-identify as women; and students who are legally identified as female but do not fit within the gender binary. The program will not admit or enroll students who self-identify as men or who are transitioning to male.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wesleyan also warns students who do not want to be forced into intimate spaces with men, and also says that it will allow any male claiming to be female into the school and \u201cwill support all students regardless of changes in their gender identity and\/or gender expression\u201d during their time at the school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsistent with our values of respect for diversity among people, religions, and cultures, Wesleyan will consider for admission all applicants who live and identify as women, regardless of biological sex, or who were assigned female at birth and identify as nonbinary or gender non-conforming if they feel they belong at a women\u2019s college,\u201d Wesleyan\u2019s policy states.<\/p>\n<p>According to DFI, many women\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >schools started allowing \u201ctransgender\u201d men admission<\/a> after 2014, when the Obama administration\u2019s OCR shoehorned non-discrimination language for \u201ctransgender\u201d students into guidance, as opposed to actual regulatory rulemaking.<\/p>\n<p>Mills College became the first women\u2019s school to formally allow men claiming to be women. Then came Simmons College, Mount Holyoke College, Wellesley College, Bryn Mawr, and Agnes Scott in the first five months of 2015. Stephens College changed its policy in 2018.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Breccan F. Thies is the White House correspondent for The Federalist. He is a co-recipient of the 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism. As an investigative journalist, he previously covered education and culture issues for the Washington Examiner and Breitbart News. He holds a degree from the University of Virginia and is a 2022 Claremont Institute Publius Fellow. You can follow him on X: @BreccanFThies.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four women\u2019s colleges admit men claiming to be women, violating Title IX<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":2660772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_5701-1-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50469,36513,85634,85633,85632],"class_list":["post-2660771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-education-controversy","tag-federal-funding","tag-gender-admission-policies","tag-trans-students","tag-womens-colleges"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_5701-1-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2660771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2660771"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2660771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2660775,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2660771\/revisions\/2660775"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2660772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2660771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2660771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2660771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}