The Importance of Ethnically and Racially Underrepresented Faculty in Creating a Sense of Belonging for Black Students in Speech-Language Pathology.

Purpose: In higher education, there remains a scarcity of ethnically and racially underrepresented faculty. The National Center for Education Statistics reported that there were 1.5 million full-time faculty at colleges and universities in the United States. Approximately 74% of full-time faculty we...

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Publicado en:Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 229 - 238
Autores principales: Roberson-Middleton, Erica, Lee-Holloway, Shanna Caprice, Jocelyn, Jessica
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Feb2026
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          Roberson-Middleton, Erica
          Lee-Holloway, Shanna Caprice
          Jocelyn, Jessica
        affil: Department of Communication Science and Disorders, University of Montevallo, AL
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          Faculty Psychosocial Factors
          Students, Minority Psychosocial Factors
          Students, Minority Education
          African Americans Psychosocial Factors
          Education, Speech-Language Pathology
          Cultural Diversity Education
          Mentorship
          Racism Psychosocial Factors
          Prejudice
          Social Identity
          Microaggressions
          Professional-Student Relations
          Accreditation
          Educational Status
          Cultural Competence
      ab: Purpose: In higher education, there remains a scarcity of ethnically and racially underrepresented faculty. The National Center for Education Statistics reported that there were 1.5 million full-time faculty at colleges and universities in the United States. Approximately 74% of full-time faculty were White, and 26% were faculty of color. Compared to these national statistics, there is even less (approximately 16%) racial and ethnic diversity among speech-language pathology faculty. Method: Through a comprehensive literature review and drawing from personal experiences of speech-language pathology faculty members from ethnically and racially underrepresented groups, the article aims to shed light on connections between ethnically and racially underrepresented faculty members' presence and engagement in communication sciences and disorders programs and Black students' recruitment and retention. Conclusion: Speech-language pathology academic leadership teams should intentionally allocate their current resources to not only prepare students for a diverse world but also prepare academic training programs to attract and sustain racially and ethnically diverse students and future clinicians.
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