Volume 15, Number 2, Summer 2020Challenges in Academia Due to COVID-19 AUTHOR:
When the world stood still in the midst of the declared pandemic, social distancing and self-quarantining became the new normal. While these are unprecedented times, people of color are disproportionately affected in unpredictable ways. Health reports show that the number of African-Americans dying with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is great-er than the proportion of those who reside in several major cities. This disparity is believed to be related to the disproportionate number of persons in the African American community with medical complexities which put them at higher risk of contracting and ultimately dying from COVID-19, confirming the reports from China that the outcomes were worse for persons with co-existing medical conditions. America has been bombarded hourly with disturbing news about the increasing number of positive cases and the rising number of deaths. What we aren’t hearing is how the decision to close college campuses has affected the students and academicians; especially those belonging to minority racial groups, in the weight of the pandemic fall out. Specifically, are there issues that disproportionally affect Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) programs and their African American students. DOI: DOWNLOAD FULL ARTICLE |