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To: joseffy who wrote (3401)6/5/2013 7:27:19 PM
From: joseffy   of 16547
 
University of Leipzig switches to feminine professor titles for men
TheLocal.de ^ | 5 Jun 13 08:14 CET | (The Local/kkf)


The University of Leipzig has voted to adopt the feminine version of the word for “professor” as its default. In German, Professorin refers to a female professor while Professor is the male equivalent.

Under the new measures, written documents will use the term Professorinnen when referring to professors in general. A footnote is to explain that male professors are also included in the description. …

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