Course Description

Our language keeps changing, as it should, to reflect the times. In this highly interactive 3-hour webinar, we’ll tackle recent trends in the language (such as singular “they”) and examine sources of guidance on topics including race, sex and gender, and disability. You’ll be given helpful information and resources—but we want to hear your suggestions and experience, too. Start the new year off in this safe space to explore sensitive issues—and refresh your editorial tool kit!

Instructor Bio

Elizabeth (Liz) Asborno has worked in publishing for more than 30 years as a copyeditor, proofreader, layout artist, graphic designer, typographer, production manager, art director, and print buyer. She copyedits in many genres, including fiction and nonfiction books, journal articles, and educational materials. Liz is an instructor for UC Berkeley Extension’s Professional Sequence in Editing, and she volunteers with the San José Public Library’s Partners in Reading program, teaching adult learners basic grammar.