{"id":12221,"date":"2025-02-28T10:14:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T15:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/?page_id=12221"},"modified":"2025-02-28T10:15:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T15:15:59","slug":"ursa-harmful-language-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/index.php\/university-libraries\/mercer-university-libraries-policies\/ursa-harmful-language-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"URSA Harmful Language Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12221\" class=\"elementor elementor-12221\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39c56553 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39c56553\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b656484\" data-id=\"4b656484\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a663e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27a663e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">URSA Harmful Language Statement<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280ca801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"280ca801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you encounter harmful or offensive language in finding aids, digitized collections, or any other material presented by Mercer University&#8217;s Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives, please feel free to provide feedback by emailing us at <a href=\"mailto:archives@mercer.edu\">archives@mercer.edu<\/a> or calling us at <a href=\"tel:1-478-301-2968\">(478) 301-2968<\/a>.<\/p><p>While arranging and organizing archival collections, Mercer University&#8217;s archivists and staff must make decisions about the language used in describing collections. 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