deadnaming – The Argonaut

University of Idaho students have been enabled to choose their names

Vandals can now specify how they would like to be addressed, avoiding deadnaming

Donald Scott Hammar10.19.2021

The University of Idaho has created a way for students and staff to electronically change what name they wish to be called through university systems. The names students prefer will be implemented in and outside of the classroom such as on BbLearn, the campus directory, VandalStar and […]

Doing away with deadnaming

The University of Idaho is implementing preferred first name use in platforms like BlackboardLearn and VandalWeb

Angela Palermo01.07.2021

The University of Idaho is working to provide students and employees with the ability to use their preferred first name for use across platforms like BlackboardLearn and VandalWeb. The changes are intended to prevent instances of deadnaming, experiences with which members of the […]

Rounding up the history of deadnaming in Blackboard Learn and VandalWeb

University of Idaho moving towards allowing preferred names when legal names not required

Cody Roberts10.28.2020

The University of Idaho administration is working to be more inclusive of all students by looking for ways to allow the use of preferred names in Blackboard Learn (BbLearn). This project, however, is not new.