At the University of Washington, people are tired of diplomas with “dead names.”
Or at least one: On July 8, Vern Harner, a PhD candidate and lecturer at the School of Social Work, initiated a petition.
Its mission: to persuade the school– Have 50,000+ Participants in three campuses-let the graduates decide their names on their diplomas.
pass Change.orgFern talked about pride:
I am proud of my achievements as a PhD student, including being named (Who is the winner) Husky 100, Won the prestigious Teaching Excellence Award, and served as the communication coordinator for LGBTQ faculty and social work student core groups.
However:
[I] I’m worried that I won’t get a diploma that I can be proud of after graduation.
University, Fern lamented, “Transgender and non-binary students are currently not allowed…choose names [their] diploma. “
In Vern’s view, this is unreasonable:
No state or federal law mandates the use of full names on diplomas. Although the transcript must reflect the legal name, many universities, including Yale University, Miami University, University of Missouri, and University of Denver, have policies that make it easy for transgender students to obtain a diploma that reflects the selected name (whether they are already Complete the legal name change).
The professor hopes to graduate in 2022 and he “likes [his] The diploma matches the name on the master’s diploma [he] Received from Arizona State University 5 years ago…”
He hopes to be able to put his achievements on the wall-“This is the normal state of university teachers… (I hope so!).”
If I can play the role of dear Abby for a while, Wien will make things more difficult than they need.
If he is so sure of the nicknames he will like throughout his life—including years of awards framed by names behind his desk—he should simply legally change his name and end it forever.
On the other hand, if someone is not sure they are unwilling to make a legal conversion, then sticking to the birth name on the diploma may be the best option.
Either way, of course, the new name issue has generated amazing momentum in the past few years.
For example, a Google employee recently furiously had to deal with “dead names”:
After a transgender employee was forced to wear a badge with a “dead name”, Google broke out in anger
https://t.co/SZxhBCjqvQ— Red State (@RedState) June 2, 2021
And when i cover In April, after a young man committed suicide tragically, the separated parents held two separate funerals-one for the male name/identity and one for the female:
Transgender children commit suicide, and discordant parents hold funerals for boys and funerals for girls
https://t.co/zKTHqiJKE1— Red State (@RedState) April 27, 2021
The culture is changing rapidly.
Not long ago, the school imposed strict regulations on students, and anyone who doesn’t like it can follow them.
Today, students (and employees) seem to have unprecedented power.
In many ways, those who are not formally responsible can give orders.
At the same time, it is strange that a generation stronger than ever seems to be threatened like never before.
Although “safe” used to mean not being eaten by bears, as society has become more sophisticated, the word has undergone tremendous evolution.
Offered by Vern petition:
Facts not allowed by UW policy [diplomas to bear preferred names] This is not only a fairness issue, but also a safety issue for transgender people.
Fairness—equal results—is now the focus of the school, not meritocracy?
Judging from its sound, Yes:
Updating the University of Washington’s preferred name policy to meet the university’s diversity and equity priorities, and allowing the use of preferred/selected names on diplomas are necessary steps that must be completed as quickly as possible to ensure that not only our transgender students can be safe and sure, but We can continue to recruit and retain top-notch students, faculty and staff.
“Sign this petition,” Fern pleaded, “asking the University of Washington Academic Board to accelerate policy reforms to allow diplomas to reflect the names chosen by transgender and non-binary students.”
As far as support is concerned, this coercion seems to have worked: Over 30,000 So far, they have lent their John Hancock.
Will the school let it go?
According to reports Campus reform, The University of Washington “has allowed students to use their favorite names on their ID cards and class rosters.”
I would say that the opportunity is great.
However, there are still problems such as driver’s license and health insurance card.
So… for “safety”, there is still a long way to go.
-Alex
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