Mar 15, 2023
Students at Wellesley College, a private women's liberal arts college in Massachusetts, voted Tuesday in support of a nonbinding referendum to allow transgender men and non-binary individuals to enroll, the New York Times reported. Wellesley College, whose alumnae include Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright, was founded in 1870 as a school for "women who will make a difference in the world." It currently enrolls more than 2,300 students, according to its website. This week, students voted to support a referendum to change the college's admissions policy to allow transgender men and non-binary people to enroll. The ballot initiative also seeks to adopt more "inclusive" language, such as using the word "students" or "alumni" instead of "women." "Wellesley College acknowledges the result of the nonbinding student ballot initiative," the college stated. "Although there is no plan to revisit its mission as a women
