At California's Chico State University, Professor Harriet Spiegel objected to an ad for a new faculty position in philosophy that called for applicants who are "dynamic teachers." Spiegel alerted affirmative action director Zaida Giraldo, who concurred that the word would discriminate against women, "particularly 'lady-like' women," and also against minority groups who "are not associated with this style." Giraldo ordered the word stricken from the ad.

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