diff --git a/lib/swot.rb b/lib/swot.rb
index 774441fb87..5f40d277b3 100644
--- a/lib/swot.rb
+++ b/lib/swot.rb
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ module Swot
         return false
       end
     end
+    alias_method :academic?, :is_academic?
 
     # Figure out the institution name based on the email address/domain.
     #
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ module Swot
       domain = PublicSuffix.parse(text)
       name_from_academic_domain(domain)
     end
+    alias_method :school_name, :get_institution_name
 
     # Figure out if a domain name is a know academic institution.
     #
diff --git a/test/test_swot.rb b/test/test_swot.rb
index eb98d470d3..e2f46d47a7 100644
--- a/test/test_swot.rb
+++ b/test/test_swot.rb
@@ -47,4 +47,9 @@ class TestEmail < Test::Unit::TestCase
   should "returns name of valid institution" do
     assert_equal Swot::get_institution_name('lreilly@cs.strath.ac.uk'), "University of Strathclyde"
   end
+
+  should "test aliased methods" do
+    assert_equal Swot::academic?('stanford.edu'), true
+    assert_equal Swot::school_name('lreilly@cs.strath.ac.uk'), "University of Strathclyde"
+  end
 end