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Barnard College announced today that it will begin admitting transgender students.
Barnard College—a women’s liberal arts institution in New York City—announced this morning that it would begin admitting transgender students.
“n recognition of our changing world and evolving understanding of gender identity, Barnard will consider for admission those applicants who consistently live and identify as women, regardless of the gender assigned to them at birth," a statement posted on the school’s website said.
"The policy that bars trans women from Barnard is essentially saying ‘you aren’t women. This is totally backwards."
While the school claims that a wide range of beliefs were discussed and debated, they conceded that in the end, “there was little debate that trans women should be eligible for admission to Barnard.”
Deborah L. Spar, the school’s president, added, “When I first started hearing from trans students, I think as a human being, I couldn’t help but sympathize.”
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Posted : 04/06/2015 12:49 pm