Tag: Diversity in Academia

From Pitfalls to Progress: Insights from Recent Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

by Chandler J. Zolliecoffer, M.S. & Benjamin W. Katz, B.A., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Clinical psychologists occupy a unique role within research, educational, and clinical contexts wherein they are afforded proximity to individuals of varying identities and backgrounds. Appropriately, the training and development of culturally responsive clinical psychologists is emphasized within the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation…

October 27, 2020
Do Clinical Science Programs Need GRE Scores in Admissions this Year, or Ever?

by Isabelle Lanser & Alexandra S. Tanner, University of California, Los Angeles As the field of psychology and the clinical science community in particular examine the ways our field has historically been complicit in the discrimination and oppression of marginalized groups, it is important to re-examine the structure of our current training programs to identify…

July 20, 2020
Racism in Clinical Science and Academia Today and Ways to Enact Change

by Yehsong Kim, University of Southern California There is a social movement afoot to root out anti-Black racism in our society. Racism—the belief that someone is less than because of the color of their skin and the subsequent oppression, exclusion, limitation, or discrimination of non-dominant racial groups that occurs—has been a part of the history…

July 18, 2020