PC Alert: Harvard now no longer has "House Masters"...they are "Faculty Deans".

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Harvard University in the US is going to remove the word "master" from academic titles, after protests from students who claimed the title had echoes of slavery.

House masters, in charge of residential halls at the university, will become known as "faculty deans".

Harvard Law School is also deciding whether to change its official seal, because of links to slavery.

US campuses have faced a series of protests over allegations of racism.

Harvard has not accepted that the use of "master" was a link to slavery, but it has responded to a campaign for a name change.

It will mean a change in job title for 24 members of staff - but will not affect other uses of "master", such as a master's level degree.

Student campaigners are also calling for a change in the official seal of Harvard Law School, with a sit-in being held this week.

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The seal includes the coat of arms of 18th Century college donor Isaac Royall, who as well as establishing the college's first professorship in law, was a notoriously brutal slaveholder.

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