[Gsc-hca-family] [Gsc-hca-all] changing the name of the title housemaster

[GSC-HCA]

Hey everyone,

     Sorry - just to clarify, it's Head of House, not House of Head. Sorry
about the typo!


Thanks,
Huma and George







>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 11:12 PM, GSC-HCA <gsc-hca at mit.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear HCA,
>>>
>>> We were informed by Jag Patel from the Chancellor's office that the
>>> title "housemaster" will be changed due to it having connotations to
>>> slavery and racial injustice. This is also inline with Harvard's policy (
>>> http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/12/qa-on-changing-house-master-title/
>>> )
>>>
>>> Their preferred replacement option is "House of Head." If there is no
>>> opposition to this, then this will be the new title.
>>>
>>> Other less supported titles are "House Mentor" and "House Dean" (not
>>> supported by faculty because many housemasters don't hold academic
>>> positions).
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any questions or concerns regarding this? In
>>> particularly could you please converse with your housemaster to see if they
>>> have any input? Also, if you have a different suggestion, we would love to
>>> hear it. Jag needs a response by this Sunday, so please let us know before
>>> then.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Huma and George
>>>
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>>>
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