Over 30 students joined our first DEIAB student-led discussion of the semester! The group dove into cultural responsiveness, sharing insights on how SLPs and Audiologists can better serve diverse communities. Special thanks to our facilitators …
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Wisconsin Idea Task Force Stays Busy All Year!
The Wisconsin Idea Task Force (WITF) is a part of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) UW-Madison chapter. WITF was established to carry out the three main pillars of diversity, outreach, and inclusion. …
Second Cohort of Speech-Language Pathology Students from University of Texas El Paso Will Visit CSD in June for an Intensive Research Experience
In June, a new group of five master’s students in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) will join the UW-Madison Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) Department for a three-week intensive research …
NSSLHA Partners with Boys & Girls Club of Dane County and Centro Hispano of Dane to Give Presentation about CSD
The UW-Madison Chapter of National Student Speech Language Hearing Association’s (NSSLHA) DEI sub-committee (Wisconsin Idea Task Force) partnered with Boys & Girls Club of Dane County and Centro Hispano of Dane to engage middle- and …
Speech-Language Pathology Students from University of Texas El Paso Visit CSD for an Intensive Research Experience
Five Masters Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) students from University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) visited the UW-Madison Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) Department for two weeks in July. This visit was part of a new research …
CSD Students Engage in First Nations Cultural Landscape Tour
Our speech-language master’s students visited campus landmarks illuminating the university’s ongoing relationships with the contemporary First Nations of Wisconsin, including the Ho-Chunk Nation, on whose ancestral lands the university now sits. The First Nations Cultural …
Thank you Charlie!
Thanks to Charlie Lenell for their professional seminar, Gender-Based Discrimination in CSD Programs and Research! Charlie discussed ways to support LGBTQ+ CSD faculty, students, clinicians, and clients. Learn more about Charlie’s talk: https://csd.wisc.edu/event/prosem-lecture-gender-based-discrimination-in-csd-programs-and-research/
CSD Undergraduates Awarded Wisconsin Idea Fellowship
Congratulations to Sanjana Kumar and Julia Zacher, CSD undergraduates, who have been awarded a Wisconsin Idea Fellowship for the 2021-22 academic year. This spring Sanjana and Julia (along with members of the undergraduate National Student …
Chair’s Message Regarding Supporting Asian Communities
March 20, 2021 Dear CSD community, I was dismayed this week by the news of the recent violent attack in Atlanta that took the lives of women of Asian descent. This events and others in our …
Chair’s Message Regarding Black Lives Matter
Dear CSD community, The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN is a horrific display of racism in our country, only the latest part of a long history of racial oppression and ruthless display by …