International Relations

International Relations (IR) seeks opportunities to meet global challenges facing deaf and hard of hearing people. IR builds global partnerships that incorporate Gallaudet’s values and harness the power of transnational learning and exchange. 

IR advances Gallaudet’s standing as the key source for improving life for a full spectrum of global Deaf identities in the following ways:

• Teaming with University constituents to assess worldwide opportunities and facilitate mutually beneficial cooperative agreements with foreign entities, using a cross-campus committee called G.O.A.L. (Global Opportunity Assessing League) 
• Serving as a “global knowledge hub” by hosting campus dialogue on issues of importance, and maintaining a Global Knowledge Base with in-depth information about nations of interest.
• Implementing strategic planning and policy development that enhances internationalization, such as global recruiting and curricular enrichment.