By Rebekah Riess, CNN
Penn State University s Faculty Senate has approved a proposition to remove gendered language including freshmen and upperclassmen from course and program descriptions, the university told CNN.
The Faculty Senate, which has legislative authority on educational matters at the university, voted on April 27 to pass the changes in proposition AD84 Preferred Name and Gender Identity Policy.
The rationale for the proposition states that terms like upperclassmen can be interpreted as both sexist and classist.
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Penn State To Remove Terms Sophomore And Freshman From Course Descriptions
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Penn State to remove binary gender language such as freshman from course and program descriptions
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