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Wellesley College students vote to admit trans men and nonbinary applicants

                                    THE HILL
  https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3900652-wellesley-college-students-vote-to-admit-trans-men-and-nonbinary-applicants/

by Lauren Sforza - 03/14/23 10:41 PM ET

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The student-approved referendum will not directly change any admissions policy at the school, which currently allows anyone identifying as a woman to submit an application. Wellesley College President Paula Johnson said in a memo last week that the use of language in the college’s communications and application policies are issues “central to Wellesley’s mission and identity.”

“Wellesley is a women’s college that admits cis, trans, and nonbinary students—all who consistently identify as women,” Johnson wrote in a memo to students.

Johnson also introduced steps the school has taken to address students’ concerns so far, like increasing the number of all-gender bathrooms on campus and streamlining the application process to clearly explain the eligibility criteria for applying.

“In addition, our gender policy on our website previously stated that students who transition during their time at Wellesley will be supported if they feel a women’s college is no longer the right fit for them,” she wrote. “We have removed this language to make clear that every student who is admitted to Wellesley belongs here.”

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