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Title IX is still here!

Title IX is still here!

As federal changes take shape, stay on top of compliance and best practice. Visit our updated resources and sign up for training.

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AB2881 Toolkit for California Campuses

AB2881 Toolkit for California Campuses

California has enacted a new law to support parenting college students! Learn more about AB 2881 and how your campus can implement it using our tools.

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The Pregnant Scholar team is here to help pregnant and parenting students understand their legal rights.

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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

Early this year, we shared the unsettling news that the Department of Education (“ED”) reached a record low for Title IX case resolutions in the first year of President Trump’s second term. Our research found that while thousands of students and former students languished with......

Need a refresher on how to handle student pregnancy accommodation and parental leave requests? Have new staff? Pregnant Scholar’s back to school sessions will give you the foundation you need to be able to kick off the school year with confidence. Join us for one......

2026 UPDATE: The legislation profiled below was not successful in 2025, however, a bill modeled on it has now been introduced in the California Legislature. Learn more about AB 1784 by visiting our factsheet. For questions about this legislation or the need for state law......

2024 Title IX Rule vacated by federal court! To learn more and be the first to receive our updated materials, visit our Title IX Updates page.
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