Adding Preferred Pronouns

Overview

Students, faculty, and staff have the option to indicate their preferred pronouns in their D2L user profiles. D2L user profiles are visible to individuals enrolled in shared D2L course sites, including students, faculty, supplemental instructors (SIs), and tutors.

Instructions

To add your preferred pronouns to your D2L profile, complete the following steps:

  1. Sign in to D2L (opens in new tab).
  2. Select your user profile icon located in the upper-right corner of the homepage.
    D2L homepage showing the location of the user profile icon in the upper-right corner.
  3. Select Account Settings.
    D2L user profile menu with Account Settings highlighted.
  4. Within the Account Settings page, select the checkbox for Allow others to see my pronouns.Account Settings page with the Allow others to see my pronouns checkbox highlighted.
  5. Select the radio button for Use different pronouns.
    Pronoun settings showing the Use different pronouns option selected.
  6. Enter your preferred pronouns in the text box provided.
    Text box for entering preferred pronouns in D2L.
  7. Select Save and Close at the bottom of the D2L window.
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