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For Students & Postdocs

Learn how Title IX protects pregnant and parenting college students from discrimination and guarantees leave and accommodations.

For Faculty

Discover faculty obligations to comply with Title IX’s accommodation and leave requirements in your classroom or lab.

For Administrators

Use our resources and Model Policy as examples of how to satisfy Title IX rules and provide strong support for students at your college or university.

What We Do

The Pregnant Scholar Initiative is the nation’s first and only legal resource center for pregnant and parenting students. We aim to create an educational system where no student is asked to choose between their education and their family. The Pregnant Scholar’s team provides technical assistance to college and university administrators, faculty, and students, training on Title IX’s pregnancy-related protections, and assistance implementing best practice policies to support pregnant and parenting students. We share strategies that center student voice, destigmatize pregnancy and parenthood in academia, secure legal rights for students, and integrate family-responsive practices into the campus environment. Our work uses an intersectional framework, and it is guided and reinforced by our commitment to striving for gender, racial, and disability justice.

Learn more about the project here.

News and Updates

Updated October 1, 2024 As the Pregnant Scholar team recently reported, the Department of Education’s 2024 Title IX rules have been the subject of ongoing litigation. Due to these legal challenges, courts have temporarily blocked the federal government from enforcing the new Title IX regulations......

In the past week, two federal judges have issued rulings in response to challenges to the new Title IX regulations from the Department of Education. Jessica Lee, Director of the Pregnant Scholar Initiative and incoming Co-Director of the Center for WorkLife Law at UC Law SF, issued in following statement in response......

New Title IX Regulations are HERE! To learn more and be the first to receive our updated materials, visit our Title IX Updates page.
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