To protect trans youth and the clinicians who support them, it is important that you as an SLP advocate at the state level in opposition to discriminatory bills. Even if there is nothing pending in…
Posts tagged Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
A Year of Growth with the LGBTQ+ CSD Student Association
Last June, I introduced the world to the LGBTQ+ CSD Student Association in the NSSLHA Blog post, “Finding Community as an LGBTQ+ Student.” Now, nearly a year later, I look back on our beginnings and…
Celebrating Our Historically Black Colleges and Universities
For nearly 200 years, Historically Black Colleges and Universities—affectionally known as “HBCUs”—have led the way to ensure Black students are able to receive a quality college education. This was initiated at a time when Black…
Launching DEI Initiatives on Campus as a Black Man in CSD
February 23, 2020: A trio of three White men in two vehicles pursued, shot, and killed Ahmaud Arbery—an unarmed Black man who was jogging near his home in Brunswick, Georgia. March 11, 2020: The World…