Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2025

Key Points

• This bill prevents colleges that receive federal funding from punishing students solely for joining a fraternity, sorority, or other single-sex social organization. Schools cannot expel, suspend, or sanction students based on the single-sex nature of their club.
• Colleges cannot strip scholarships, deny campus housing, withhold letters of recommendation, or block leadership roles in other organizations because a student belongs to a single-sex group. Schools also cannot force students to reveal or certify their membership status.
• Schools cannot impose special recruitment restrictions on recognized single-sex organizations that do not apply to other student groups, unless the organization and school agree to them in writing.
• The bill does not require colleges to officially recognize any social organization, and schools can still discipline students for misconduct unrelated to the single-sex nature of their group.
• Faculty members remain free to express opinions about single-sex organizations and to research or publish about them, preserving academic freedom alongside student association rights.