Friday, January 30, 2015

WSJ - CUNY: Don’t Address Students as ‘Mr.’ or ‘Ms.’ [Well, there's always 'It' or 'Thing.' --tma]

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CUNY: Don’t Address Students as ‘Mr.’ or ‘Ms.’


“Mr.,” “Mrs.” and “Ms.” are being shown the door at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
In a new policy that has sparked debate among academics, school staffers have been advised to refrain from using gendered salutations in correspondence with students–and instead use a student’s full name, according to an internal memo sent out earlier this month.

The directive pertains specifically to administrators’ written interactions with students and prospective students, said Tanya Domi, a school spokeswoman. But the memo says the policy should be “interpreted as broadly as possible” and was sent to all faculty at the Graduate Center. ...