St. Mary’s College Reverses Decision to Allow Transgender Applicants

The Catholic women's college in Indiana returns to its original policy of only accepting biological women after backlash from the community.

St. Mary’s College, a Catholic women’s college in Indiana, has reversed its decision to allow transgender applicants following backlash from the community.
The college had announced in November that it would consider applicants who were assigned female at birth or who consistently live and identify as women in 2024.
President Katie Conboy confirmed that the board of trustees decided to return to its original policy of only accepting biological women.
The reversal reportedly came after Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend met with Conboy and Sister M. Veronique, president of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, to discuss the transgender admission policy.
Some students and alumni expressed relief at the reversal, while others, including social justice group Faithful America, expressed disappointment.