Wellesley College students voted Tuesday to allow transgender men and nonbinary people to be eligible for admission, in a move that could symbolically change the face of the women’s liberal arts college.
other women’s liberal arts colleges have similar policies, while also allowing transgender men who transition at university to graduate.It is much less common for such colleges to admit students who identify as male, though about 2.1 percent of Gen Z adults identify as transgender,Some students said their divide with college administrators was generational.
“I will say, from my experience, there is a disconnect between the student body and the administration over what students want, particularly the board [of trustees], because a lot of them are older and it’s not a very diverse board,” said Alexandra Brooks, the school’s government president,
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