Women’s colleges across the country are broadening their admissions policies to now include transgender students. Some people are concerned that this could affect the “nature” of single-gender schools, or maybe they’re just pissed that this means stiffer competition. The debate is hot – with hundreds of Alums arguing that this is part of a “systematic erasure of the female identity of women’s colleges.” – whatever that means! But what about students who identify as men? Mills College in Oakland became the first last summer to adopt a written policy accepting transgender students. Scripps will start doing the same in 2016. Head over to the LA Times to read more.
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