INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE

University of Washington IT department: 'cakewalk,' 'ninja' and 'no can do' are 'problematic' words

The University of Washington Information Technology department claimed in a recently-updated "inclusive language gu…

By Adam Sabes
Jul 8, 2024

OSU tells students not to use assume gender based on name, pronoun clues

'We're trying to eliminate the need to assume or at least the feeling that we need to assume.'

By Brendan McDonald '25
Jul 17, 2023

UNC 'inclusive language' guide tells students, faculty to avoid terms 'poor,' 'homeless,' and 'opposite sex'

By Brendan McDonald '25
Jun 19, 2023

Massachusetts university provides faculty 'tips' for 'eliminating' mistakes like 'pronoun assumption'

UMass Dartmouth's Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality is providing faculty members with pronoun tips with the purp…

By Brendan McDonald '25
May 31, 2023

FSU teaches students about 'Transgender Etiquette'

The Transgender Etiquette handout teaches students 'about what is and isn’t polite in conversations with transgende…

By Alexia Bianchi '22
Apr 24, 2023

WATCH: Universities are 'ostracizing the everyday American'

'I certainly don't feel that as a Christian or as a conservative on campus that the school is worried about making …

By Nick Clavi
Apr 4, 2023

Michigan State warns against using bigoted phrases like 'Christmas trees,' 'terrorist' or 'overweight'

MSU released an inclusive language guide cautioning against use of certain common words and phrases, pointing to po…

By Robert Schmad '23
Mar 29, 2023

'Masculine of Center,' 'Transmisogynoir' among terms in college’s LGBT terminology guide

Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania maintains and regularly updates a webpage cataloging LGBTQ+ terminology recogniz…

By Robert Schmad '23
Feb 28, 2023

'Handyman' is sexist, university's pronouns guide argues

The University of Illinois Chicago recently updated its 'History of Pronouns' page, arguing that 'pronouns are cons…

By Thomas Stevenson '23
Feb 8, 2023

New LGBTQIA+ course to focus on 'inclusive language' at UMich

The University of Michigan (UMich) is offering a new course this semester that aims to teach those in attendance ab…

By Logan Dubil '23
Jan 12, 2023

Stanford deletes harmful language page published by ‘bias hunters’

Stanford University took down a webpage that sought to eliminate vocabulary common to coding and promote inclusivit…

By Shelby Kearns
Jan 10, 2023

Conference claims ’inclusive language’ needed to counter violence

The State University of New York system recently held a conference on preventing "violence against the LGBTQI+ comm…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Jul 2, 2018

Profs blast Purdue for taking control of writing guide

Following criticism of a handout advising students to avoid "words with masculine markers," Purdue decided to creat…

By Adam Sabes
Apr 20, 2018

Purdue takes control of writing guide after controversy

Some faculty members are reportedly unhappy with the change, fretting that it will lead to "micromanagement" of the…

By Adam Sabes
Mar 21, 2018

Purdue quietly revises ‘biased language’ writing guide

Purdue University has made changes to its popular online writing guide after being widely criticized for stating th…

By Adam Sabes
Mar 5, 2018

Purdue writing guide: Words with 'MAN' 'should be avoided'

While the guide acknowledges that "man" originally conveyed a dual meaning, referring to either adult males or huma…

By Adam Sabes
Feb 20, 2018

Prof offers course on how 'racism is endemic to American life'

Professor Adrienne Keene, who describes herself as a “white-coded indigenous woman,” explains that CRT is based on …

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Sep 19, 2017

SGA prez vetoes resolution denouncing anti-Semitism

The president of Chapman University’s student government has vetoed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism that was …

By Adam Sabes
May 17, 2017

Princeton study warns of robo-racism, sexism

The machine reviewed online sources to make associations based on the proximity of certain job-related words to gen…

By Amber Athey
Apr 24, 2017

Rice drops 'master' title to promote 'inclusive environment'

The administration has yet to select a replacement term, but promised that a decision would be announced by the end…

By Adam Sabes
Mar 23, 2017

Profs advised to avoid 'microinequities' in class

Carnegie Mellon University wants professors to avoid "micrinequities," such as calling on female students less ofte…

By Amber Athey
Mar 20, 2017

UNO provides glossary of 'queer and trans community' terms

In an effort to thwart the “oppressive” gender binary, the University of Nebraska-Omaha has provided its students w…

By Amber Athey
Mar 15, 2017

Bethel faculty: Bible compels us to use inclusive language

Bethel University is encouraging its faculty “to be clear in our Christian witness” by eschewing masculine terminol…

By Amber Athey
Mar 15, 2017