Pronoun feature available in Outlook and Teams

Offering a more inclusive communication experience for WSU faculty, staff, and students, Microsoft 365 now allows preferred pronouns on the Microsoft Teams and Outlook on the Web profile card.

Customizing the Microsoft 365 profile card is optional. Designed with flexibility and privacy in mind, this feature ensures each WSU user can decide if, when, and which pronouns are used.

To learn more about this feature and how to enable pronouns, please review this Microsoft Support article or visit its.wsu.edu.

When enabled, pronouns will appear next to a user’s display name in the top section of their Teams and Outlook on the Web profile card. Pronouns will be visible to all WSU Microsoft 365 users. Pronouns on the profile cards will not be visible to users from external organizations.

This pronoun feature is exclusive to Microsoft 365 and does not impact pronoun settings configured in myWSU, Canvas, and other WSU services.

Aligning with the university’s goals of encouraging inclusive practices, this change also helps develop a more welcoming virtual environment that actively works to prevent misgendering, ensuring members of the WSU community are supported and respected.

Please contact Crimson Service Desk at crimsonservicedesk@wsu.edu or 509-335-4357 for more information.

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