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Adelphi is a welcoming and inclusive campus and community that respects and honors different religions, abilities, preferences and backgrounds and the language we use reflects this.

Words have the power to unite or divide us, to make your audience feel accepted or rejected. We’ve created this guide to provide all members of the Adelphi community with the current inclusive language terminology. We will update this guide as the terminology evolves.

This website provides suggestions for inclusive language in the following categories:

• Race and Ethnicity
• Gender and Sexuality
• Victim, Survivor
• Enslaved Person/Enslaver
• Disabilities