Opposing views continue to exist regarding the value of including racial and ethnic identities when considering academic and professional opportunities—even up to the level of the Supreme Court. Despite the persisting prevalence of these diametric views about diversity, equity, and inclusion, the following realities remain: Why Is It Important To...
The following is a summary of the video transcript: 1. Importance of programmatic research: 2. Developing a research pipeline: 3. Time management and prioritization: 4. Collaborations and trainees: 5. Challenges and adaptability: 6. Building a research identity: 7. Balancing commitments: 8. Strategies for success: The presentation emphasizes the importance of...
To paraphrase Betsey Stevenson, an economist at the University of Michigan: COVID took a crowbar to existing disparities and pried them wide open (Grose, 2021). Academics as a group tend to be relatively privileged in terms of education and socioeconomic status. Yet, concerns regarding gender disparities predominate within academia, particularly...
To paraphrase Charles Dickens (1859), for today’s academic environment, it seems both the best of times and the worst of times. Many academic programs in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) are now finding that demands for increasing productivity and excellent graduates are often coupled with diminishing resources with which to...
