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FACE Lab
The Facial Affective and Communicative Expressions Lab is a lab for autism research, which is housed in the Program of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Fiscal Year
The College’s fiscal year runs July 1–June 30. Preferred style is FY26.
Fraternities and Sororities
Find an up-to-date list of fraternities and sororities.
Fundraising
G
Grades
Use a regular font for letter grades. Don’t italicize or put in quotation marks.
- A, B, C, D, F
When formatting a letter grade that includes a minus sign, use an en dash versus a minus sign.
- Beatrice received an A– in her introductory French class.
Pass/Fail should be initial capped.
- Theses are graded on a Pass/Fail basis.
Plurals of letter grades need an apostrophe before the s.
- Frank was happy to receive all B’s for the fall semester.
H
Healthcare
Holidays (academic calendar)
Note apostrophe placement/absence:
Christmas Day
Independence Day
Indigenous Peoples Day
Juneteenth
Labor Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Memorial Day
New Year's Day
Patriots' Day (state holiday, third Monday of April)
Presidents' Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day after Thanksgiving
Veterans Day
Hyphenated Words
Many words with prefixes that are in common usage do not use hyphens (e.g., multicultural, nonrefundable, interoffice). Check Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary for specific words.
Hyphens
Refer to punctuation.
I
ID
Not I.D.
Italicization
Italicize words as words.
- Wendy used the word awesome too frequently for his taste.
When an italicized name is plural or possessive, set the ending in regular font.
- Monique picked up five Boston Globes to pass out to her family members.
- The bookstore celebrated Walden’s 155th anniversary.
When running text is italicized, put text that is usually italic (titles, etc.) in regular font.
- Shel Silverstein published Where the Sidewalk Ends in 1974.
Refer also to titles.
Iwasaki Library
The College's Iwasaki Library is located on the third floor of the Walker Building. There are also study rooms on the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors.