Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Speech-Language Pathology

Welcome to the Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Speech-Language Pathology!

We are truly unique in that our programs focus on a broad spectrum of school and community-related endeavors. With an overarching emphasis on preparing exemplary practitioners who make meaningful contributions to the community and lives of the individuals with whom they work, faculty in our programs provide innovative programs in the following areas: Communication Sciences and Disorders, Counselor Education, Higher Education Administration, and College Student Affairs.

The Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Speech-Language Pathology embraces diversity across dimensions, including race, ethnicity and national origins, gender and gender identity, sexuality, class, ability, and religion. We are committed to helping and supporting students in and out of the classroom, who have been and are feeling marginalized. Additionally, the Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Speech-Language Pathology denounces institutional and systemic racism. In accordance with our program’s specific professional organizations, we are committed to making actionable steps toward dismantling these systems and working toward equity and inclusion for students and student groups who experience discrimination and marginalization.