Clarion institutes nickname policyCLARION — Clarion University is allowing students and workers to use nicknames on some campus records, including student identification cards and e-mails, in an effort to better allow them to express their identities.The university says it’s the first of the state’s 14 state-owned universities to implement such a policy. It became effective this fall.Officials say anyone can use a preferred first name once they apply. The policy aims to support some international and transgender individuals, among others.The university can reject or revoke names that it deems inappropriate.Nicknames also can be used on class rosters and university press releases.

Gormley becomes Duquesne presidentPITTSBURGH — Law school dean and legal scholar Ken Gormley took the helm as president of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.The 61-year-old lawyer and professor was installed Thursday as the 13th president of the 137-year-old private, Catholic school.Gormley was hired as a law professor at Duquesne in 1994 after first teaching at the University of Pittsburgh and practicing privately. He’s been dean of the law school since 2010.He replaces Charles Dougherty, who retired after 15 years as president.