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faculty — Singular noun, collective body of people
The UH faculty is large and diverse. The faculties at UH, UH-Downtown and UH-Clear Lake are large and diverse.. Use faculty member (singular) and faculty members (plural) to refer to individuals. Consult your adviser or another faculty member in your department. The advisory group consists of four faculty members and one student. see academic titles
FAQ — Acceptable in all uses for frequently asked questions.
fellow — Lowercase when referenced generically. Capitalize fellow when the honor follows a personal name. Capitalize the name of the fellowship.
Lawrence Jones, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; the fellowship
freshman — freshmen (plural) Acceptable term for first-year students. Do not use freshperson or freshwoman. First-term lawmakers is preferred over freshman lawmakers.
She is a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering. Cougar First Impressions is intended to help the entering freshman class.
Frontier Fiesta — Always capitalized. Dating back to 1940, this student-run event features free live concerts, variety shows by student organizations, carnival booths, multicultural performances and a BBQ cook-off.
Fulbright — adj. designating, of, or holding a scholarship or grant in a U.S. government program for the exchange of U.S. and foreign scholars, teachers, etc. —n. a Fulbright scholarship, grant or scholar
Professor Nasra Farrah received a Fulbright scholarship for the 2022-23 academic year. She is the first Fulbright scholar in her department.
fundraiser, fundraising — Not fund raising or fund-raising. One word in all cases.