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Washington State Public Four-Year Colleges Go Test Optional, Permanently
May 21, 6:18 a.m. Public four-year colleges in Washington State have gone test optional, permanently. The decision to move to permanent test-optional policies reaffirm our sector’s commitment to reduce barriers for students. Further, as we enter a period of post-COVID-19 recovery, we continue our commitment to learn from this historic challenge and embrace long-term changes that best serve our students and state, said a joint statement from the provosts or vice president of academic affairs of the eight universities.
They are Central Washington, Eastern Washington, Washington State and Western Washington Universities, Evergreen State College and the Universities of Washington at Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma.
Penn State to Stop Using Freshman, Sophomore Titles Due to Male-Centric Academic History
On 5/17/21 at 1:17 PM EDT
Penn State University will stop using the titles freshman, sophomore, junior and senior in efforts to move away from male-centric academic history and closer to a more inclusive educational environment.
Penn State s Faculty Senate approved a proposition seeking to remove gendered and binary terms from the school s course and program descriptions, according to the university s student-run paper
The Daily Collegian.
A spokesperson for the Senate office told
The Daily Collegian that proposition was approved on April 27. The recommendations will be implemented following comments from the office of the president, but it is unclear exactly when those changes will go into effect.
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