Houghton University

==Controversies==
In 2020 two Houghton alumni presented an exhibition called "We Are All Houghton" to highlight the voices of LGBTQ+ students at Houghton and their negative experiences on campus.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coon |first1=Amy |last2=Duttweiler |first2=Joshua |title=We Are All Houghton |url=https://weareallhoughton.com/ |website=weareallhoughton.com |access-date=May 22, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> This project had a mixed reception by students and alum as some thought it was a much needed discussion, while others thought it promoted anti-biblical principles.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.houghtonstar.com/2020/10/05/we-are-all-houghton-project-challenges-school-to-listen-to-past-and-present-lgbtq-experiences-at-houghton/ |title=We Are All Houghton Project Challenges School to Listen to Past and Present LGBTQ+ Experiences at Houghton |newspaper=Houghton STAR}}</ref> 

In April 2023, Houghton fired two employees, stating in both their termination letters that one of the reasons was because they included their [[gender pronouns]] in their email signatures, which violated institutional policy forbidding the use of pronouns in signatures.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zahneis |first1=Megan |url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/they-put-their-pronouns-in-their-email-signatures-then-the-university-dismissed-them |title=They Put Their Pronouns in Their Email Signatures. Then the University Dismissed Them. |access-date=May 20, 2023 |work=The Chronicle of Higher Education |date=April 27, 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bekiempis |first1=Victoria |title=New York Christian university fires two staff for including pronouns in emails – reports |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/20/new-york-christian-university-staff-fired-pronouns |access-date=May 20, 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=May 20, 2023}}</ref>