University of Texas A&M – San Antonio Response to Department of Education Letter on Title IX

May 14, 2025

On February 5, 2025, The Department Of Education Sent A Follow-Up Dear Colleague Letter To K-12 Schools And Higher Education Institutions Providing Details On Title IX Related Enforcement Of President Trump’s Executive Order On “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” (“Dear Colleague Letter,” U.S. Department Of Education, 2/5/25)

In Response To The Letter, An Administrator At The University Of Texas A&M – San Antonio Remarked In An Email To Other Title IX Administrators That There “Won’t Be Anyone Left To Enforce It,” Referencing The Administration’s Cuts To The Department Of Education. (Joni Baker, Email To ATIXA Listserve, 2/5/25)

(Joni Baker, Email To ATIXA Listserve, 2/5/25)

In An Email Responding To President Trump’s Executive Order On Gender Ideology, The Same Administrator From Texas A&M – San Antonio Said She Had Always Been “Frustrated When Asked To Identify My ‘Gender’” While “Given The Options Of Male, Female, Other, Etc.” The Administrator Sought To Highlight A Difference Between “Sex” And “Gender.” (Joni Baker, Email To ATIXA Listserve, 1/22/25)

(Joni Baker, Email To ATIXA Listserve, 1/22/25)