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A patient is presented with a series of documents in dense English text. A rushed doctor may or may not explain how a preventive screening will benefit her health. Finance and insurance details aren’t quite adding up. Feelings of frustration and anxiety cause the patient...

Linda Hatrak Cundy, ’74, is one of several worthy alumni and community advocates who will be honored at this year’s Gallaudet University Alumni Association (GUAA) Charter Day Awards ceremony. In recognition of her service, she will receive the Above and Beyond Volunteer Award in honor...

Carolyn Stockwell Perry, ’77, a long-time educator of deaf and hard of hearing high school students and a devoted mother and grandmother, passed away on February 20, 2026 at her home in Bowie, Maryland. She was 73. According to her daughter, Rachel L. Cooke, G-’13,...

The Gallaudet University Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences (HSLS) Department offers degrees in three areas: a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS), a Clinical Doctoral Degree in Audiology (AuD), and a research doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences. The mission of...

In 1960, Carolyn Brick, ’60 & G-’63, graduated with her bachelor’s in psychology. She wanted to be a teacher. At the time, however, Gallaudet didn’t allow deaf students to enroll in its graduate programs. “I was rejected because I was deaf,” Brick remembers. “I thought...

Wildfires, bears, and rabid signers? Just another walk in the park for Liz Jarashow, ’14. Jarashow is the first deaf person known to have completed the Triple Crown of Hiking. The title belongs to hikers who finish the most famous long-distance treks in the United...

Gallaudet University Press recently published Sign Language Interpreting for Theatre: A Collaborative Approach, by three veteran theatre interpreters working in New York City: Lynnette Taylor, Stephanie Feyne, and Candace Broecker Penn. A first-of-its-kind resource, the book draws on the trio’s combined and collaborative experiences to...