The 30-year-old system that classifies hair texture with letters and numbers overlooks science and enforces racial biases.

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Following Northwestern’s Nov. 28 agreement with the Trump administration to restore at least $790 million in federal funding, NU claimed that “no restrictions” had been placed on its transgender ...

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