It was the first week of my Clinical Fellowship as a newly minted speech-language pathologist (SLP), and I encountered something I was completely unprepared for: I walked into a patient’s room and discovered—upon attempting to…
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Planning for the Praxis? Here is What’s Changing for 2027 Exams
Changes are in store for the Audiology and Speech‑Language Pathology PRAXIS exams (and the Audiology Assistant and SLP Assistant certification exams). They will be changing companies and moving from ETS to PSI early next year. Why this matters for you If you’re scheduling a test…
The New Federal Student Loan Rules: What Every SLP and AuD Student Needs to Know
Update (June 26, 2026): After this article was originally published, a federal court temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education from implementing its proposed definition of “professional degree.” The new federal student loan limits discussed…
Top Takeaways from Office Hours: Early-Career Professional Panel
Starting your career in speech-language pathology or audiology comes with a lot of questions: what your day will look like, whether you’ll feel ready, and how to navigate those first few months on the job….