Media outlets have sparked controversy over a draft version of Colorado State University’s inclusive language guide, which recommends avoiding the word “American.” But despite the ire, the final guide does not mention “America” or “American” at all. CSU System Chancellor Tony Frank issued an official statement Thursday defending the guide and stating the claims being made about it on social media and in online publications are “untrue and are based on an outdated document.” “We consider free speech and the First Amendment the foundations of a great American public university,” Frank wrote. Frank wrote that the official guide was created...
