Students may set their preferred names via SIS. HOWEVER - Former students now employed at Tufts who had a preferred name set in SIS will need to set a preferred name in eServe, otherwise the Directory will be overwritten with their legal name.
This does not change the requirement to have the Legal Name reflected in PeopleSoft HR for W2 purposes, etc. See also
Personal Data Change (Legal Name) for making an official name change in systems such as PeopleSoft HR.
If a sensitive gender identification issue arises, contact Siobhan Ramos directly (rather than through SF) for gender/preferred name updates. These are most often raised by OEO, but you may discover this during onboarding. When in doubt, please use "they/them" pronouns when speaking about the employee.
More information is available on AccessTufts:
Preferred Pronoun Information Available for Faculty and Advisors