Capitalization, Titles
Q. In the fourteenth edition “history department” is given at 7.60. However, in the fifteenth edition, only “Department of History” is given. Is “history department” (no caps) still recommended?
A. Although section 8.73 of the new edition rephrases slightly, our style has not changed. When referring to the official name of a department, use caps; when referring to a department more generally or with a phrase that varies from its official title, lowercase: Charlene is now the Sophonisba Breckinridge Professor of Demographic Studies in the University of Des Moines Department of Sociology. She has wanted to work in that sociology department since she was eight years old.
