LANGUAGE GUIDE

Pima Community College language guide says terms like ‘peanut gallery,’ ‘tipping point,’ and ‘whitelist’ have ‘racist roots’

A Pima Community College library guide says that phrases used in everyday life have “racist roots.”

By Adam Sabes
Jul 10, 2024

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

By Brendan McDonald '25
Jun 19, 2023

Misgendering is an ‘act of violence,' university argues

A page on the University of Colorado Boulder's website under its 'Pride Office' claims that misgendering people can…

By Madison Lutz '26
May 30, 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

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

Beyonce to remove this 'ableist' word found in university language guides from 'Heated'

In response to Beyonce's song, Hannah Diviney, a self-proclaimed disability activist and Editor in Chief of Missing…

By Alexa Schwerha
Aug 5, 2022

University language guide defines 'denial' as 'refusal to acknowledge' how 'societal privileges' are 'granted'

Minnesota State University's glossary is a 31-page document that the institution defines as a 'cheat sheet.'

By Alexa Schwerha
Mar 22, 2022

WATCH: Is 'ninja' too masculine? Students debate 'problematic' words.

Leana Dippie recently interviewed University of Florida students to see why they think the Seattle university desi…

By Leana Dippie '23
Mar 10, 2022

What is the Glossary for Cultural Transformation? Read about it here.

Boston University's Glossary for Culture Transformation is a campus-wide language guide that outlines 'terms that a…

By Gianfranco Bravo
Mar 5, 2022

WATCH: Can students guess which words colleges don't want them to say?

Campus Reform reporter Addison Smith went to the University of Northern Iowa to see if students viewed politically …

By Addison Smith
Jan 5, 2022

University releases tech-based 'inclusive' language guide

The 'Inclusive IT Language Guide' was published by the Office of Information Technology at University of California…

By Corey Walker '26
Dec 29, 2021

Doctors now cannot say 'morbidly obese'

The terms ‘handicapped,’ ‘morbidly obese,’ and ‘racial groups,’ are to be avoided, according to the American Medica…

By Antoinette Aho
Nov 24, 2021

Profs declare correct grammar is racist, no such thing as standard English at symposium

Towson University hosted a virtual symposium to discuss anti-racist teaching practices.

By Ethan Khaldarov '24
Jun 25, 2021