A Direct Kick to Addressing Language Barriers

When I’m not going to class or studying, I coach kid’s soccer. The sport was something I enjoyed playing as a young child and now I get to work with children by teaching them the game I love. However, it’s not always easy being “Coach Holly” and I’ve developed some unique skills that’ll be extremely beneficial as I prepare to start my career as an…

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Back to (Virtual) School Night: Top Questions Answered

We know this virtual fall semester has probably come with a lot of anxiety. So, a couple of weeks ago, National NSSLHA hosted a panel of CSD students and faculty (who are very familiar with the virtual setting) to share tips and tricks to keeping your grades up and stress level down during this new and unprecedented time of online learning. They shared strategies to…

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Back-to-School Essentials: 10 Tools for CSD Students

I can’t believe it’s already that time of year again! As we head back to school, I wanted to share a collection of 10 essential tools I’ve curated for CSD students. Be sure to bookmark these pages so you can return to them throughout the semester. Bonus: Almost all of these resources or apps are free (or included in your National NSSLHA membership)! aɪ pi…

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Why Taking a Healthcare Law and Policy Course Will Make Me a Stronger SLP

At the University of Texas at Austin, all SLP Master’s candidates are expected to fulfill elective course requirements during the summer term. After a jam-packed spring semester filled with courses, clinic, and unprecedented changes due to COVID-19, I was looking forward to a low-key summer learning about topics not directly related, but parallel, to speech pathology. As National NSSLHA’s Vice President for Government Affairs and…

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