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DIVERSITY PRINCIPLES
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication practices inclusivity in student, staff and faculty populations in order to create an academic environment that embraces diversity of thought and acceptance of all people regardless of societal, political, cultural, economic, spiritual or physical differences, age or sexual orientation.

To this end, the school directs efforts to the following four principles: 

Cecil R. Schwalbe Named after the famous dancer, a Sally Lightfoot crab can walk in any direction. Most crabs move only sideways.

1. Actively seek out and encourage inclusion of diverse populations to become productive members of the faculty, staff and the student body. 

2. Create and maintain a work, learning and social environment that is cognizant and supportive of a diversity of human differences and beliefs.

3. Incorporate within the formal content of the curriculum of each course an affirmation of the core journalistic values of accuracy, fairness, ethical behavior and sensitivity when reflecting an increasingly multicultural world.

4. Foster and support a climate where events and activities of the school reflect diversity of awareness, sensitivity to and support for people of different origins, orientations and abilities.

DIVERSITY PRINCIPLES*
Respect
Please be considerate of your classmates’ different backgrounds and experiences. Respect each other’s feelings, beliefs and values.

Gender
Try to write “they” or “them” in your sentences—or rewrite them altogether—to avoid the he/she clunkiness.

Race
Include race only if relevant. If so, let individuals determine their own label. Otherwise, refer to news sources for the most common description.

Carol Schwalbe A marine iguana basks in the sun after foraging in the cool Galapagos water.

Sexual orientation
Again, include sexual orientation only if relevant. Talk to your subject to determine preference. Or check news sources.

Disabilities
“Uses a cane” is more descriptive—and less problematic—than choosing among “handicapped,” “disabled” or “differently abled.”

Psychiatric condition
Although a very thin person may appear to have an eating disorder, it’s not acceptable to use “anorexic” unless you know for a fact that the person has been diagnosed with that illness. Similarly, “schizophrenic” is not appropriate when casually describing someone who is of two minds. Confirmation is critical.

Age
Avoid “young” and “old” Just give an age that’s as specific as possible.

Other physical characteristics
Ask yourself: What does it add to the story to say someone is “hairy”? And how much hair constitutes “hairy”?

* Source: Publications Management (Phoenix, McMurry Publishing, January 2005), page 6.