{"id":144962,"date":"2022-10-11T18:48:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=144962"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:27","slug":"students-can-now-alter-their-pronouns-in-canvas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/10\/11\/students-can-now-alter-their-pronouns-in-canvas\/","title":{"rendered":"Students can now alter their pronouns in Canvas"},"content":{"rendered":"

From now on, students can alter their pronouns in Canvas. This was announced by Ellen van Schoten vice-president of the Executive Board, on Tuesday afternoon during the opening of the rainbow path on the Institutenlaan. The educational software Canvas provides instructions on how students can indicate whether they want to be addressed as he, she or they, for example.<\/p>\n

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On Coming Out Day, Ellen van Schoten, vice president of the Executive Board, announces that students can change their pronouns in Canvas.<\/span><\/p>

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\u201cWe would like to make a statement that we are an inclusive university,\u201d said Van Schoten. \u201cBecause for a part of our community, it is important to be able to indicate how they want to be called and how they identify themselves,\u201d she continued. \u201cWith this, we send a signal that everyone is welcome and that you can be just who you are.\u201d<\/p>\n

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MISOC student and president of Erasmus Pride Zofia Staszewska is very happy about the change. \u201cStudents use Canvas every day, so it\u2019s nice that your pronoun is visible there too. It will also now be easier for everyone to take someone\u2019s preferences into account.\u201d<\/p>\n

Business administration student Stephan van Roon agrees. He sees that some students struggle with their pronoun and are very keen to change it in Canvas and Osiris. \u201cThey are often addressed with the wrong pronoun by teachers and tutors, for instance. I hope this adjustment can prevent that.\u201d Zofia: \u201cIt will also be easier for those who use a different pronoun than their sex. So they don\u2019t have to correct people every time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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