Wellesley College students vote to admit trans men, nonbinary students
Students at Wellesley College, the elite Massachusetts women's school that counts Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright among its alumnae, voted Tuesday night to make transgender men and nonbinary students eligible for admission in a nonbinding ballot initiative. Despite this vote, Wellesley does not plan to change its admissions policies, which do not allow transgender men to enroll, school President Paula Johnson said in a statement released Wednesday. The ballot initiative passed as part of the college government election process, according to a spokesperson, who said the school does not release vote counts or percentages. It also proposed using gender-inclusive language at the college, according to the student newspaper, the Wellesley News, which reported that two students originally proposed the ballot measure last month. "Although there is no plan to revisit our mission as a women’s college or our admissions policy, we will continue to engage all students in the impor...