UNC Drops 'Freshman' From School Vocabulary In Favor Of 'First-Year,' Media Controversy Ensues
The Huffington Post | By Ron Dicker Posted: 10/25/2012 12:33 pm EDT
"In a move critics are calling political correctness gone too far, the University of North Carolina has stricken the word “freshman” from official documents in favor of more "gender inclusive language," the conservative blog Campus Reform reported Tuesday. The proper term is now "first-year student."
The policy change was actually instituted in 2009 but only received media attention recently when reporter John Stossel learned of it while taping a segment of his Fox Business Network show at UNC.
The Chapel Hill school is “committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our community,” the college said in a statement to Campus Reform. That also means chairman, and presumably chairwoman, were scrapped for simply "chair."
Reaction in the "you gotta be kidding" camp was strong."
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