University administrators have now begun the process of replacing the terms “freshman” and “upperclassman” with the gender-neutral terms “first year” and “upper

University administrators have now begun the process of replacing the terms “freshman” and “upperclassman” with the gender-neutral terms “first year” and “upper-level students” in official campus publications... “It’s really for public, formal correspondence and formal publications … we’re not trying to tell people what language to use in their everyday casual conversations,” Chun said. “We’re not trying to be language police.” https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2017/09/15/yale-formalizes-freshman-to-first-year-change/ https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2017/09/15/yale-formalizes-fr...