Faculty, Staff, and Students have the ability to associate their user profiles with pronouns. If a user selects a pronoun, the pronoun will display after the user’s name and appear in any course where the user is enrolled.

How do I add a pronoun?

To add/edit a pronoun, go to Account > Settings and click Edit Settings. Select from the list of pronouns.

Note: Only pronouns set by the Canvas admin can be selected; users cannot manually add their own pronouns.

Where will pronouns appear?

Once a pronoun is selected by a user, the pronoun will display in the majority of Canvas course and user areas (as visible for each applicable role):

Course Sections list (instructor)
Student Context Card (instructor)
SpeedGrader (instructor)
Assignment creation menu (instructor)
Assignment peer review page (instructor)
User Navigation Menu
User Settings page/User profile page
Inbox
Discussions
Course People page
Groups People page
Comment Fields