Maine, Title IX and USD

UMaine loses, regains nearly $30 million in USDA funds over Title IX investigation
The USDA is currently investigating the public university in Orono as part of a broader federal investigation into the state’s compliance with Title IX. The federal government told the school on Monday its funding would be frozen. However, Maine Senator Susan Collins announced yesterday the funding has been restored.
USDA pauses nearly $30 million in funding to University of Maine System amid Title IX review
Last month, the USDA announced a Title IX compliance review of UMaine for failing to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order barring transgender athletes from competing in girls and women's sports.
USDA restores funding to Maine's public universities, Sen. Collins says
President Trump said the federal funding to UMaine was frozen for allegedly violating a federal civil rights law.
University of Maine System Funding Freeze Lifted
The state’s flagship institution, the University of Maine, requested clarification Wednesday on the status of USDA’s Title IX compliance review and the extent of the pause. Collins also consulted the Trump administration about the freeze. Relief followed quickly after.
University of Maine system’s funding from USDA paused after clash between governor and Trump
The University of Maine’s funding from a federal agency has been paused, less than three weeks after Governor Janet Mills publicly feuded with President Trump over transgender athletes, officials said.
University of Maine System's USDA funding 'temporarily' paused
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has frozen funding to the University of Maine System (UMS) as the agency investigates them for allegedly violating a federal civil rights law for allowing transgender women to play on women’s sports teams.
USDA Suspends All Grants for University of Maine System
This is the second time in less than a week that the Trump administration has pulled funding from higher ed institutions suspected of not following his policies.
USDA halts millions in funding for University of Maine System
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has temporarily halted spending to all of the programs it funds at University of Maine System schools, a system spokesperson announced Tuesday morning. The university system has $56.
Trump v. Maine. How the president is trying to pressure the state into submission.
After an exchange between Maine’s governor and President Donald Trump over transgender girls competing in girls’ sports, ...
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Trump Administration Pauses $100 Million in Funding to U. of Maine System
The freeze, which affects the institution’s grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, comes after Columbia University ...
Trump admin cuts funding to Maine universities as state defies order to ban trans athletes from women’s sports
Trump initially vowed to cut funding to Maine specifically if it continued to allow trans athletes to compete in girls sports during a meeting of GOP governors at the White House on Feb. 20.
Trump administration finds Maine in violation of Title IX over transgender policy
The decision, dated Feb. 25, came just days after the administration announced its investigation and does not appear to be ...