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dance choreography titles

• Capitalize and enclose in quotation marks. (AP)

Dance Company, Kennesaw State University: complete name for the university’s dance company.

• Use complete name upon first reference; subsequent reference is KSU Dance Company, dance company or the company.
• Do not use “troupe” as a synonym for the company.
• Do not use acronyms.
• Avoid using the abbreviation “Co.”

data: plural noun except when it’s important to denote a singular piece of the data <The data are presented graphically. This data is from Point A.>.  (AP)

dates

• Always use Arabic numbers without “st,” “nd,” “rd” or “th.” (AP)

date ranges, inclusive

• For years, use the four-digit number followed by a forward slash and the last two digits of the year to which the date is inclusive <Kennesaw State produced the play “Out of the Dark” in its 2007/08 season.>.

*The slash is used instead of an en dash to indicate the last part of the first year and the first part of the ending year. (CMS 6.114 and 9.64)

dean’s list

• Lowercase and requires a preceding article <She has been on the dean’s list since her freshman year.>. (NYT)

deans (noun)

• Capitalize when the title precedes a name.
• Do not capitalize when the title follows the name or when a name is not referenced <College of the Arts Dean Joseph Meeks will be attending the event.>
• See also academic titles.

decades

• Always use Arabic figures to indicate decades of history.
• Use an apostrophe to indicate numerals that are left out; make plural by adding an “s” <The play is set in the 1920s. It ends at the beginning of the ‘30s.>. (AP)

degrees, academic

• See individual degree entries; academic degrees, abbreviating; and academic majors.
• Here are the degrees offered by the College of the Arts:
• Bachelor of Arts in music
• Bachelor of Arts in theatre and performance studies
• Bachelor of Fine Arts in art
• Bachelor of Music in performance
• Bachelor of Music in music education
• Bachelor of Science in art education

department, academic

• See academic units.

dialog/ue

• Use “dialogue.” (AP)

directions and regions

• Lowercase north, south, east, west and their derivates when indicating compass direction.
• Capitalize when referring to culturally or politically recognized regions or countries <Although he’s from the North, he appreciates the weather of the southern United States. She traveled to the Midwest to participate in a music clinic. Ireland’s culture is distinct from that of Northern Ireland.>. (AP)
• For an exception, see parking decks.   

disc (noun)

• Use for all references to discs except those that are computer related <compact disc>. (AP)
• See also disk.

diseases or conditions

• Lowercase unless the condition is named after someone <The play is about a family trying to survive during the time of the bubonic plague. He was one of the first people to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.>. (AP)

disk (noun)

• Use for computer-related disks <diskette, disk drive>. (AP)
• See also disc.

dissertation titles

• Capitalize and enclose in quotation marks. (CMS)

Division of

• See academic units.

doctor

• Use Dr. as a courtesy title upon first reference to a person who holds a doctorate in a medical field. Therefore, when referring to professors in COTA who hold doctoral degrees, “Dr.” is not used <Dr. Robert Lipson was CEO and president of Wellstar Health System. Assistant Professor Jane Barnette earned her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.>. (AP)
• See also honorary doctorate.

doctoral (adj.), doctorate (noun)

• “Doctoral” describes a degree, program or student.
• “Doctorate” is the actual degree <He is a doctoral student pursuing a doctorate in music education.>. (AP)

doctorate, honorary

• See honorary doctorate.

dorms (noun)

• Acceptable to use in a quote; in other instances use “on-campus housing.” (KSU; UGA)

Dozier Centre: renamed former home of the Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra.

• New name is Murray Arts Center.

Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center

• Use full name upon first reference; subsequent reference is “Bailey Performance Center.”
• Note use of ampersand.
• Avoid using “BPC.”

dramaturg/e: a specialist in dramatic composition.

• Use “dramaturg.” (MW; AP)

drawing titles

• Capitalize and enclose in quotation marks.
• See also composition titles.

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