Observers specializing in higher education law predict another round of Title IX changes to begin when President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, causing further disruption and uncertainty as universities attempt to sort through an existing patchwork of regulation.

The Biden administration's rule changes to Title IX went into effect a little more than 90 days ago, which offered enhanced protections to members of the LGBTQ+ community, among others. A series of challenges by Republican-led states are playing out in courts and hundreds of institutions are barred from implementing those new rules.