2019-06-03 Update on Pronouns at Syracuse University

2019-06-03 Update on Pronouns at Syracuse University

Coming this September, in addition to adding/editing a preferred name, you will also be able to enter personal pronouns, gender and prefix as well. For a current list of proposed possibilities, please refer to the following options:

Pronouns

  • She, her, hers, herself
    “She is a writer and wrote that book herself. Those ideas are hers. I like both her and her ideas.”


  • He, him, his, himself
    “He is a writer and wrote that book himself. Those ideas are his. I like both him and his ideas.”


  • They, them, theirs, themselves
    “They are a writer and wrote that book themselves. Those ideas are theirs."


  • Ze, hir, hirs, hirself
    “Ze is a writer and wrote that book hirself. Those ideas are hirs.”


  • No pronouns - Use my name
    “Alex is a writer and wrote that book. Those ideas are Alex's."


  • Prefer not to answer


  • Unknown

So instead of…

you may use…

which is pronounced…

he/she

Zie/Ze


“see”

him/her

hir


“here”

his/hers

hirs


“here’s”


himself/herself

hirself


“here-self”


Prefixes

  • Blank

  • Dr

  • Hon

  • Imam

  • Miss

  • Mr

  • Mrs

  • Ms

  • Mx

  • Prof

  • Rabbi

  • Rev

  • Rev Dr

  • Sen

Gender

*Binary options are still the default. Variations are under consideration.



Comments, thoughts, and recommendations are all welcome. Please submit to PGPNAC@syr.edu.