In “Courageous Conversations About Race,” author Glenn Singleton notes there should always be four agreements when having group conversations about social justice issues: Staying engaged Experiencing discomfort Speaking your truth Expect/accept non-closure Such expectations are…
Posts tagged Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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…
Connecting My Family’s Culture to My Future as an SLP
I come from an extreme racial minority group of African American and East Indian cultures. I was adopted into an East Indian family and raised with Indian cultures and morals. Growing up with traditional Indian…
Raw Conversations: Stop the Silence Listening Session and Tips to Become a CSD Student Ally
During the past 2 weeks, we’ve invited CSD students to fill out our Join NSSLHA: Stop the Silence engagement form to continue conversations about racial inequalities within the CSD disciplines. This led to our first…