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 Subject : Gender Neutral Term for Alumni? (Alum, Alumnx, etc).. 03/02/2020 02:34:49 PM 
Lorant Peeler
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Hey there, the Spectrum Center at the University of Michigan is currently evaluating different gender-neutral / -inclusive terms for our alumni. This will include quite a few conversations with these alumni and people on the University side that work with them, so we'd like to come with a strong suggestion and reasoning of why we chose the alternative we did. We're currently looking at Alumnx and Alum, but we're open to other ideas.

Does anyone currently have a non-gendered term for alumni that is in common use? Why did you pick it? If you considered it but didn't change to a different term, why not? Any insight is welcome! You can also email me directly at [email protected], if you don't want to reply to this post. Thank you in advance!
 Subject : Re:Gender Neutral Term for Alumni? (Alum, Alumnx, etc).. 07/29/2020 10:22:53 AM 
Pat Tetreault
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I have used alum or alumn for years so will most likely keep using it unless a term becomes more commonly used.
 
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