<p>@upbeat, it’s not an example of being overly politically correct, it’s just a matter of being correct. Smith is a women’s college. It’s listed as such in all of it’s literature, it’s graduates, officials, and founding documents from the 19th century for heaven’s sakes refer to it as a women’s college. To say “all-girl’s school” is just to use incorrect terminology. If nothing else it’s frowned on by admissions officers so it’s not something people should get in the habit of doing before their college interviews. </p>
<p>Now if I wanted to insist on political correctness I would have demanded that it not be referred to as an all-girl’s school out of deference for the transgender students, or that it be spelled “womyn’s college” or something along those lines.</p>