Campaign for Washington University: A Partnership for the 21st Century	Use the full title, in italics, upon first reference to this Campaign, which ran from September 1998 through June 2004. In subsequent references as a noun, use Campaign for Washington University in italics or, if the shorter “Campaign” is being used in reference specifically to this fundraising effort, capitalize the “C” but do not use italics. If the word is being used as an adjective (“the campaign goal”) or as a general noun (“College and university campaigns”), the word should appear all in lowercase. For more detailed information, see Appendix M, Campaign for Washington University Identity Guidelines.
catalog	Not catalogue
Center for American Indian Studies, Kathryn M. Buder	Do not refer to this center as the American Indian Center as an organization with that name (the American Indian Center of Mid-America) already exists.
chair	Preferred to chairperson for identifying departmental leaders on the Danforth Campus. Do not use chairman or chairwoman. As much as possible, use chair as a verb rather than a noun.
chancellor	“Mark S. Wrighton is our chancellor.” “Here is Chancellor Mark Wrighton.” “Meet our chancellor, Mark Wrighton.” The chancellor’s preference for identification is Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, NOT Dr. Mark S. Wrighton. To recognize more fully the contribution of Mr. Hudson E. Bridge to Washington University and the association of his name with the chancellorship, Washington University’s academic bulletins are to identify Mark Wrighton as the Hudson E. Bridge Chancellor.
childcare	Preferred use
coed
Collegiate Gothic	Capitalize when referring to the architectural style.
colon	The colon should not separate a verb from its complement or a preposition from its object. A complete sentence after a colon begins with a capital letter.
Commencement	Capitalize.
commitment
Communications, Office of University
comprise	The whole comprises the parts; comprise means to contain, embrace, include. When the sentence starts with the larger item, use comprise: “The federation comprises 200 unions.” When the sentence starts with the smaller item, use compose, constitute, or make up: “More than 200 unions make up the federation.” Never use is comprised of.
course names	In general, use capital letters only for official course titles (e.g., Plants and Civilization). Do not use quotation marks around the course name. In undergraduate recruitment materials, however, official course titles should be italicized.
course work	Not coursework
cum laude, magna cum laude, summa cum laude	No need to italicize
cure	Use this word cautiously.