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In (allied) healthcare, evidence-based practice (EBP) is commonly taught. I have found a decolonial critique of EBP in Kemp, C. G., White, L., et al. (2026) which I am planning to read, but I am wondering if others have more knowledge of the literature and could share practical information for what a decolonial or non-Western shift in service delivery may look like. Thank you!

Hello! I recently shadowed speech tx delivery for an MCI patient. Since then I’ve been using ASHA’s Evidence Maps to read about MCI.

I’ve seen many articles that touch on extended reality (XR) in interventions with neurodegeneration, acquired brain injuries, etc.

Have any of you used XR interventions, such as a program with a VR headset, in service delivery? If so, how do you use it?

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Hello! I am a student hoping to work in a hospital-setting in the future. I need to learn more medical vocabulary in Arabic, but I haven’t found many resources. Could you all suggest some? Thank you!

مرحباً! أنا طالب وأريد العمل في مستشفى مستقبلاً. أحتاج إلى تعلم المفردات الطبية بالعربية، ولكنني لم أجد الكثير من المصادر. هل يمكنكم أن تقترحوا على بعض المصادر؟ شكراً جزيلاً!

Hello! I am an incoming SLP graduate student that is interested in SNF/hospital positions. I was browsing the qualifications for various SNF/hospital roles, with some particular ones popping up: BLS, CPR/First Aid, EMST training, ANCDS certification, and CBIS certification.

For those working or who have worked in SNF/hospital settings, I am wondering what education, experiences, trainings, and certifications helped you with your practice and/or made you a more competitive candidate. Thanks!

I am an incoming graduate student that's been in clinical settings. I see plenty of single-use plastics, toys that easily get lost/broken/used up, and so on. While I understand that many single-use items are necessarily (i.e. gloves for infection control), I am hoping to reduce waste for environmental, capital, and other reasons. I am wondering how you might reduce waste in your practice? Some things I’ve considered:

• Adding more reusable and durable sensory items and toys.
• Making putty or slime in bulk, rather than buying many small packs of Play-Doh or slime.
• Cutting out sections of sticker sheets or portioning out craft items, rather than providing it ad libitum.
• Consistently recycling containers, cardboard, and plastics.
• Laminating coloring sheets to make them re-usable.

Any other ideas would be appreciated!

Hello!

I am a student that has worked with PsychoPy. I was speaking with a PI regarding my experience with PsychoPy, and she mentioned that she is learning to code with it.

While I do not have experience with coding in PsychoPy, I realized later that I have code from a previous lab that may be helpful. Would it be appropriate to reach out to my previous PI regarding whether I could share the code with my current PI? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I am going into school for my masters with a career median salary of ~$80k. I should be able to amortize my loans somewhat comfortably, however, I don’t want nearly $1000 in monthly debt payments to hang over my head for 10 years.

I’m wondering if anyone can share their experience with being frugal during the first couple of years after graduating? While I love to travel and all, I’m considering living with roommates or my parents, not traveling, and cutting back heavily on expenses to try and lower the loan principal as much as possible for a year or two.

How mutually intelligible are dialects of Antillean Creole? For example, can someone that speaks Saint Lucian Kwéyòl converse with someone that speaks Dominican Kwéyòl without a problem?

I am an incoming student for a 2-year master’s program in the United States. I am receiving the maximum federal unsubsidized loan amount (principal $20,500/year or $41,000 total; 8.07% interest rate) and hoping to apply to some private loans soon (principal $10,000; interest rate TBD). My questions are the following:

1. How should I shop around for private loans? Any thorough guides, tips, and resources would be appreciated. Thankfully, I do not have any debt from undergrad, but that means I am not familiar with the process of loans.
2. The Avalanche and Snowball method indicate that I should target the private loan first. However, given a 10-year minimum payment plan and assuming a 15% interest rate on the private loan, my math showed that the interest accrued on the federal loan would be much higher ($18,875.31 total federal interest accrued vs. $9,360.19 total private interest accrued, respectively). So, if I were to pay more than the minimum payments, wouldn't it make more sense to dedicate that to the federal loan until the yearly interest accrued between the two loans is equal, and then consider targeting the private loan?

Thank you!

I am a queer Arab-American that is still learning to navigate familial relationships, love, and homophobia. I do not plan on telling my family that I'm gay, however, I want to enter a long-term relationship with another man. I want to know how others have navigated similar situations. Thank you!

أنا عربي أمريكي "كوير" وما زلت أتعلم كيف أتعامل مع رهاب المثلية، الحب، والعلاقات العائلية. لا أنوي أن أخبر عائلتي أني مثلي ولكنني أريد الدخول في علاقة مع رجل. أريد أن أعلم كيف يتعامل الآخرون مع ظروف مشابهة. أنا آسف على العربية الضعيفة! شكرا!

Currently, I am reading through Will Kymlicka's Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction. His book touches on major schools of political thought in Anglo-American political philosophy, such as utilitarianism, liberal-equality, libertarianism, and Marxism. In it, he cites Dworkin's suggestion that "every plausible political theory has the same ultimate value, which is equality" (p. 4).

While I am secular and partial to liberal-equality, I grew up in a Shīʿī Muslim household whose ultimate value was not equality. I am not very familiar with contemporary Islamic political philosophies, however, I do know that some thinkers (e.g., Qutb and his Hakimiyyah) do not take equality as an ultimate value.

I am curious about works in contemporary non-Western political theories that propose other ultimate values, critique the values of Anglo-American political philosophy, or try to synchronize aspects of native and Anglo-American political philosophy. I am not looking for anything specific, i.e., whether Islamic, Chinese, or other political philosophy.

Submission Statement: Yesterday, during commencement, Faculty Senate Chair Derek R. Peterson gave a speech on UofM and its history of social justice. After speaking about Moritz Levi and the Black Action Movement, Peterson stated, "sing for the pro-Palestinian student activists, who have, over these past two years, opened our hearts to the injustice and inhumanity of Israel's war in Gaza."

Soon after, President Grasso made a statement stating, "[Peterson] made remarks regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict that were hurtful and insensitive to many members of our community. We regret the pain this has caused on a day devoted to celebration and accomplishment. For this, the university apologizes."

Now for some editorializing: as an Arab-American alumnus, the president's statement is disappointing. Israeli forces have committed acts of injustice and inhumanity in Gaza (and in the West Bank alongside settlers, etc). It is a fact and, in my opinion, a pretty milquetoast statement. Peterson did not even condone any particular actions or forms of protest.

The presidential statement writes that commencement was, "not a platform for personal or political expression," yet it does not condemn Peterson's political statements on Moritz Levi or the Black Action Movement. Nor did it condemn other addresses that touched on politics at UofM, like the Black Action Movement, failure to follow through on the Treaty of Fort Meigs, or misogyny in UofM admissions. There is still a Palestine exception when it comes to social justice and Palestinian/Arab activism on campus.