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From time to time, we received visitors in the Museum whose family members were alumni of Gallaudet College.  Naturally, the visitors were curious about the experiences those ancestors had on campus, so after gathering what they knew about the person, I would do a short...

The National Deaf Life Museum closed in May 2024 to prepare for a new exhibition, “We, Native Deaf People, Are Still Here!”, from October 2024 to December 2026. As previously reported, the renowned Deaf artist Nancy Rourke is working on a large mural that will...

The 20th anniversary of the annual Sutcliffe Business Bowl held at Gallaudet on April 11, 2024 was a family affair for the benefactor behind the event. Dr. Ronald E. Sutcliffe, ’59, former dean of Gallaudet’s School of Management, attended the event with all five of...

Rare is the master's degree student who comes to Gallaudet for five years. The norm for master’s degree program completion is two years; three if one is also pursuing a specialist degree, as was the case for students in our school psychology program in the...

A curtain of blue and yellow fringe fluttered in the wind as Professor Mava (aka Manuel Vazquez, ’06) sauntered onto the stage as drag queen Missy Take. Wearing a sequined silver top, neon green leggings, stiletto heels, and a wild wig of black hair, he welcomed the crowd outside of the Washburn Arts Center on May 3 to “Holy Sew,” a fashion show featuring the work his students created this semester in Art 495.01, “Special Topics: Fashion Design.”

Posters and PowerPoints helped showcase some of the most cutting-edge work happening on campus at two recent events.

HumanitiesDC has awarded the National Deaf Life Museum a Visions-Projects and Events grant to produce a two-year exhibition led by Indigenous deaf curators. The exhibition will become the focal point of the Museum in Chapel Hall, merging the stories of Indigenous cultures that were the...