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

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.