{"id":6,"date":"2017-11-15T13:30:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T18:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:04:07","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mark your calendars! BU is partnering with the Boston Chapter of the NSA to host a 1-Day event on Sunday March 8th. Hope to see you there!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/stuttering\/files\/2026\/01\/1-DayEvent_2026_Boston-Event-636x358.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2026\/01\/1-DayEvent_2026_Boston-Event-636x358.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2026\/01\/1-DayEvent_2026_Boston-Event-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2026\/01\/1-DayEvent_2026_Boston-Event-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2026\/01\/1-DayEvent_2026_Boston-Event-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2026\/01\/1-DayEvent_2026_Boston-Event.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westutter.org\/event-details\/nsa-boston-1-day-conference-2026\">Register here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BU is excited to host the 2025 Stuttering Foundation Eastern Workshop in June!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/stuttering\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-01-081909.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"328\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-406\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stutteringhelp.org\/\">https:\/\/www.stutteringhelp.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 2025 NSA Boston One-Day Conference was a huge success!<\/strong> The CST was happy to host over 100 people who stutter, their friends and family, and SLPs for a day of learning and community.\u00a0 So many smiles!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/stuttering\/files\/2025\/03\/NSA-Boston-2025-Whole-Group-636x424.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"424\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2025\/03\/NSA-Boston-2025-Whole-Group-636x424.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2025\/03\/NSA-Boston-2025-Whole-Group-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2025\/03\/NSA-Boston-2025-Whole-Group-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2025\/03\/NSA-Boston-2025-Whole-Group-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2025\/03\/NSA-Boston-2025-Whole-Group-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>ASHA Honors Stuttering Advocate Michael Kidd-Gilchrist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_3244-636x371.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"371\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_3244-636x371.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_3244-1024x597.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_3244-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_3244-1536x895.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/12\/thumbnail_IMG_3244.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Michael Kidd-Gilchrist received the <a href=\"https:\/\/convention.asha.org\/networking\/awards-ceremony\/\">Annie Glenn award at the 2024 ASHA Conference in Seattle<\/a>. He gave a beautiful speech honoring the role his first speech-language pathologist played in his life, and dedicating his energies to advocating for the stuttering community and reducing barriers to accessing speech therapy. Congratulations Michael!!<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI want to break the stigma around stuttering because it isn\u2019t all bad. I don\u2019t know a person that stutters, that is arrogant and isn\u2019t willing to help others.\u201d &#8211;\u00a0<span class=\"html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz x1sur9pj xkrqix3 xzsf02u x1s688f\" href=\"http:\/\/changeandimpactinc.org\" role=\"link\" tabindex=\"0\">Michael Kidd-Gilchrist<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Save the Date!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2024-10-17-at-4.33.44-PM-634x636.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"636\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2024-10-17-at-4.33.44-PM-634x636.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2024-10-17-at-4.33.44-PM-1021x1024.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2024-10-17-at-4.33.44-PM-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2024-10-17-at-4.33.44-PM-768x770.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/11\/Screen-Shot-2024-10-17-at-4.33.44-PM.jpeg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/sargent-college-welcomes-nba-veteran-and-ncaa-champion-michael-kidd-gilchrist-to-speak-about-nonprofit-empowering-slps-people-who-stutter\/\"><strong>BU&#8217;s CST hosted Michael Kidd-Gilchrist to speak about his life as a person who stutters and his foundation Change &amp; Impact<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/06\/54FF4BFC-D2C0-4437-95CF-B38B415FD543-509x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"636\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/06\/54FF4BFC-D2C0-4437-95CF-B38B415FD543-509x636.jpg 509w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/06\/54FF4BFC-D2C0-4437-95CF-B38B415FD543-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/06\/54FF4BFC-D2C0-4437-95CF-B38B415FD543-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/06\/54FF4BFC-D2C0-4437-95CF-B38B415FD543-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/06\/54FF4BFC-D2C0-4437-95CF-B38B415FD543.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Story by CST group member Matthew Edwards.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsachapters.org\/boston\/2024\/02\/04\/join-us-for-the-nsa-boston-1-day-conference-on-saturday-march-9th\/\">The 2024 NSA One-Day Conference at BU was a blast!<\/a> See you all in March 2025!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1420-636x424.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"424\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1420-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1420-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1420-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1420-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1420-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It even included a panel of speakers from the adult CST group. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_5653-1-636x491.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"491\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_5653-1-636x491.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_5653-1-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_5653-1-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_5653-1-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/stuttering\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_5653-1.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pictured: Nick Alakel, Kyle DaLuz, Josh Chase, and Sarah Onofri<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/boston-university-hosts-international-workshop-on-stuttering\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Sargent Headlines: <\/strong>Sargent College Hosts International Workshop on Stuttering<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>BU Today<\/strong>: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2020\/center-for-stuttering-therapy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joe Biden\u2019s Stutter Highlights BU Center\u2019s Mission to Help Others Struggling with Speech<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The Daily Free Press<\/strong>: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyfreepress.com\/2022\/02\/08\/new-paper-from-bu-speech-neuroscience-lab-explains-science-behind-stuttering\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Paper from BU Speech Neuroscience Lab explains science behind stuttering<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Boston Globe: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2021\/06\/27\/opinion\/i-have-stuttered-all-my-life-now-id-like-have-word\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I Have stuttered all my life. Now I&#8217;d like to have a word<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Stanley Z. Fisher, former CST group client and emeritus professor of law at Boston University<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark your calendars! BU is partnering with the Boston Chapter of the NSA to host a 1-Day event on Sunday March 8th. Hope to see you there! Register here! BU is excited to host the 2025 Stuttering Foundation Eastern Workshop in June! https:\/\/www.stutteringhelp.org\/ &nbsp; The 2025 NSA Boston One-Day Conference was a huge success! 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