Tag: Equity in Higher Education
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How the Cost of Internship Contributes to Inequities in Clinical Psychology
by Brett Schneider, University of Wisconsin-Madison There is a glaring and alarming lack of diversity within the clinical psychology community. While most academic fields suffer from a lack of diversity, the clinical internship training model poses a unique difficulty for attracting and retaining diverse students. I passionately believe in the importance of the internship process in…
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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…