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Terminology is evolving at IU, but the terms major and minor are still appropriate, as is degree program and newer terms such as plan of study.
In first references to IU’s eighteenth president, Michael A. McRobbie, use the middle initial. His wife is Laurie Burns McRobbie.
Capitalize references to the Midwest of the United States. Note also that these terms are not hyphenated.
Months are not abbreviated in running text; do not use a comma if just the month and year are stated.
October 1994, not October, 1994
See also: dates.