Christian university fires two staff for including pronouns in emails.
Two residence hall directors at Houghton University were fired for including pronouns in their email signatures, which the university claimed violated a new school policy. The former employees allege that the university is becoming increasingly aligned with religious conservatism and is seeking to be trans-exclusive. Houghton University denies that the termination was based solely on the use of pronouns in staff email signatures. Some Houghton graduates have criticized the decision, stating that it demonstrates a concerning pattern of failure to respect a range of theological and ethical views.
