Peace, you may enjoy this. A story in today's Los Angeles Times sports section regarding the lack of female coaches in college, refers to R. Vivian Acosta, a researcher in this field, as, "professor EMERITA [caps mine] at...Brooklyn College."

In an age when we frequently use gender neutral terms, firefighter, server, actor (irrespective of sex), alumni (rather than alumnus/alumna) I think the author's use of the Latin feminine form for the retired reflects on what the problem in sports may be. Females are still often perceived as different from male counterparts.

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