Mills College first women’s college to adopt inclusive transgender policy for admission applicants

Mills College, all-female campus, first single gender campus to implement trans-inclusive admissions policies effective fall 2014

Screen Shot 2014-08-28 at 10.24.57 AMOakland, Calif., – Mills College has approvedĀ a new trans-inclusive policy in place for admissions applicants. Transgender students are now able to enter a more open admissions process which understands the variance of gender, even on a single gender campus.Ā Additionally, the policy includes those who fall onto a gender spectrum as gender-neutral orĀ gender-queer.

In a recent USA Today article, Executive Director and Founder of Campus Pride, Shane Windmeyer lauds Mills for ā€œmaking such an impressive move to change their policy so that transgender women can enroll.ā€Ā  He added, ā€œThis provides more educational opportunities for transgender women and it sends a message to other colleges and universities to follow,ā€ because this has been a major issue in the transgender community, where they are often denied college admission.

The policy took place this year starting August 27th, 2014. The new policy includes the following:

— Applicants “not assigned to the female sex at birth” but who self-identify as women areĀ welcome.

— Applicants “who do not fit into the gender binary” – being neither male nor female – are eligible if they were “assigned to the female sex atĀ birth.”

— Students “assigned to the female sex at birth” who have legally become male prior to applying are not eligible unless they apply to the graduate program, which isĀ coeducational.

— Female students who become male after enrolling may stay andĀ graduate.

Mills college was founded in 1862 and is currently the only single-gender college to adopt such a policy.

Learn more about transgender campus policies: Campus Pride Trans Policy Clearinghouse.

LearnĀ more about Ā Mills College and its diversity.

Campus Pride is the leading national educational organization for LGBTQ and ally college students and campus groups building future leaders and safer, more LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities. The organization provides resources and services to thousands of college students and nearly 1400 campuses annually. Learn more online at CampusPride.org.Ā 

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