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Gender and Sexuality

Language is shifting and changing all the time, as is society’s understanding of gender and sexuality.

Gender and Sexuality

Race and Ethnicity

This guide recognizes that race and ethnicity are socially constructed and uses them interchangeably with the purpose of more accurately writing about the diversity of MSU.

Race and Ethnicity
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Global Identity

When covering topics of global immigration, nationality and religion, accuracy is important to avoid exclusive and culturally normative language.

Global Identity

Disability

How the university communicates about people with disabilities, including accessibility practices, can create a more inclusive campus experience for many Spartans.

Disability
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