Best Practices in the Classroom
- Roll call
- Use of chosen names
- Use of pronouns
- Being mindful of overly binary, cis-centric, or hetronormative language
- Modeling behavior
- Syllabus addition about names, pronouns, and respect
Faculty & Staff
At Drew, all faculty and staff members are welcome and celebrated members of the community. It is our priority to have employees feel authentically acknowledged and seen, and we acknowledge that as unique individuals, the needs of our employees will vary. It is our hope that the resources shared below will serve as a useful guide for those working in The Forest.
You can learn more about Drew’s policy here. The policy embodies the University’s commitment to creating and maintaining a diverse and open educational and working community.
Yes. Both are included in Drew’s Human Rights Policy. Additionally there is a Trans Equality Policy Statement available here as well as a Transgender Nondiscrimination Statement available here.
Are sexual orientation and gender identity included in the non-discrimination policy?
Be respectful, supportive, and make every possible effort to honor someone’s pronouns. If you mess up correct your mistake and move on! Trans Student Educational Resources (transstudent.org) has a handy chart, available here.
How can I best support my students and/or colleagues who use different gender pronouns?
- Roll call
- Use of chosen names
- Use of pronouns
- Being mindful of overly binary, cis-centric, or hetronormative language
- Modeling behavior
- Syllabus addition about names, pronouns, and respect
Dependent coverage includes: legal spouse, domestic partner; children under 26 (including natural children, stepchildren, legally adopted children of employee or spouse/domestic partner)