T. Alan Hurwitz, Gallaudet's 10th president

Title
President, 2010-2015
Education

• Ed.D., University of Rochester
• M.S., St. Louis University
• B.S., Washington University in St. Louis (MO)

Short Biography

Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz became the tenth president of Gallaudet University on January 1, 2010. Prior to Gallaudet, Hurwitz was president of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), one of eight colleges within the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, N.Y. Hurwitz also served as dean of NTID from 1998 to 2009, and as vice president and dean of RIT from 2003 to 2009. Hurwitz began his career in the engineering field before transitioning to higher education.

Throughout his career, Hurwitz has been involved with many professional and deafness-related organizations including American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities, Association on Higher Education and Disabilities, American Association of Higher Education, American Society for Deaf Children, Inc., Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc., and American Educational Research Association. Hurwitz is currently chair of the United East Conference Presidents’ Council, the first deaf person to hold this position in NEAC history. He previously served as the NEAC Presidents’ Council vice-chair. Hurwitz is also a past president of the National Association of the Deaf as well as the World Organization of Jewish Deaf.

Hurwitz has been widely published and lectured extensively throughout the world on topics such as education, rights for people with disabilities, deaf culture, and American Sign Language. Hurwitz holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from St. Louis University, and a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in curriculum and teaching from the University of Rochester.

Learn more about Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz

• Inauguration of President Hurwitz (May 12, 2010)
• New Gallaudet President Bridges Deaf, Jewish Worlds (The Jewish Daily Forward, April 7, 2010)
• Guiding Gallaudet (Rochester Review, January 2010)
• Sioux City native named president of Gallaudet University (Sioux City Journal-December 13, 2009)
• Gallaudet’s Tenth President Announced (Inside Gallaudet-October 18, 2009)
• Candidate public presentation (October 1, 2009