Who Belongs at a Women's College in 2021? Students Want Admissions Policies to Change

Toward the end of Kendall Sanders' first year at Hollins University, a historically women's college in Roanoke, Va., the sociology major had a realization. Sanders, a senior now, is nonbinary and uses the pronouns they/them. At a time when more young people, like Sanders, identify as nonbinary or transgender, admissions policies at historically women's colleges have loosened to reflect that shift. Hollins is among the latest schools to revise its policies, explaining that the 2019 change came "in recognition of our changing world and evolving understanding of gender identity."  Yet, the school's new policy still specifically excludes nonbinary applicants.