California University will no longer use the word 'field' over racist 'connotations'
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The University of Southern California's School of Social Work will no longer use the word "field" because it "may have connotations for descendants of slavery and immigrant workers that are not benign."
"Specifically, we have decided to remove the term ‘field’ from our curriculum and practice and replace it with ‘practicum,'" the letter said. "This change supports anti-racist social work practice by replacing language that would be considered anti-Black or anti-immigrant in favor of inclusive language." The campus of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. ( ) People enter the University of Southern California's Engemann Student Health Center in Los Angeles, May 22, 2018. (Associated Press) The University Village under construction on the campus of the University of Southern California. (USA Today Sports) Kendall Tietz is a Production Assistant with Fox News Digital.
"Language can be powerful, and phrases such as ‘going into the field’ or ‘field work’ maybe have connotations for descendants of slavery and immigrant workers that are not benign," the letter continued.