Rice University has changed the name used to describe heads of residential colleges, ‘master,’ to ‘magister.’ The university acknowledged that the term ‘master’ could offend people.

Rice University has changed the name used to describe heads of residential colleges, ‘master,’ to ‘magister.’ The university acknowledged that the term ‘master’ could offend people.
Political correctness running amok: According to the Yale Daily News, the Yale Council of Masters has recommended to President Peter Salovey that the title “master” be among the forthcoming name changes at the school. The…
Mum is the word, at least that’s what it seems like from top university officials. Photo by thomas autumn photography
Other names suggested are too bland, like ‘leader’, or too religious, such as ‘rector.’ This is kinda funny.
Political correctness strikes again: The heads of Harvard University’s undergraduate residential houses, formally known as “masters,” have unanimously decided they want to be called something that doesn’t remind them of slavery, The Harvard Crimson reports. Perhaps…