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…
Staying Connected During a Virtual Semester
To say living during a pandemic has been a transition would be an understatement. Not only have our daily lives been impacted, but our education and how we stay connected as members of our NSSLHA chapters has too. In March, I dreamt of the day I’d officially become secretary of San Francisco State University’s (SFSU) NSSLHA chapter for the 2020-2021 academic year. I was looking…
20 Tips for GRE Prep
We’re all entering an academic year that feels a little strange, to say the least. Most of us are taking classes virtually at home this semester, while others are learning in person and on campus. Some of us are at schools with a hybrid model. Regardless of how your classes look, one thing remains the same for undergrads—having to take the GRE! Prepping for the…
Raw Conversations: Beyond the Petition
Last week, National NSSLHA hosted the 2nd session in our Raw Conversations series: Beyond the Petition—How to be Anti-Racist in CSD Education. During this session, we facilitated an open discussion between CSD students and faculty on how to combat racism within CSD education, with case studies from the University of Cincinnati and the University of Oregon. Insights from CSD Students To watch this portion of…