Penn State to remove binary gender language such as 'freshman' from course, program descriptions

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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