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Klijah Mitchell stares at his laptop like a detective trying to crack a case. The senior in the Interpretation and Translation program is watching a video of Evon J. Black, '87 & G-'96, Associate Director of the Center for Black Deaf Studies (CBDS), introducing an interview. His job is to turn her signs into a written English transcript that will be archived along with the video at the D.C. Public Library.

Dean of the Faculty Dr. Caroline Solomon stood near the back of the JSAC Multipurpose Room, which was packed with people watching a physics presentation. “This makes so much sense,” she said. Solomon was referring to the clear and captivating lecture on “Entangled Photons: Creation...

If you have a conversation with Lorenzo Lewis, ’19, chances are he will ask you for your opinion on a touchy subject. He’s not trying to judge you or make you uncomfortable. He just genuinely wants to know what you think. “In this political climate, people who don’t know me are taken aback. But I like to make space for everyone to open up,” says Lewis, coordinator of the Gallaudet Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute, and the Ambassador of Disagreement for Gallaudet’s Center for Democracy in Deaf America (CDDA).

President Cordano is in Europe through February 28, advancing the university’s global connections. She presented last Wednesday at the Zero Project Conference: Inclusive Education and ICT in Vienna, Austria. Her presentation was titled “Belonging and Bilingualism: Catalysts for Inclusive Education/Excellence in the 21st Century.” While in Vienna,...

Discover the essential policies and procedures for ASL Connect at Gallaudet University. Ensure a smooth experience while engaging with the ASL community.

Denton Mallas, ’13 & G-’15, appeared on Season 8, Episode 4 of Netflix’s popular Queer Eye show last month. The show’s cast (the “Fab Five”) worked with Mallas to increase his self-confidence and give him a makeover. This episode was one of the most-watched of...

A new and promising partnership that aims to promote opportunities for an improved quality of life for deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind people in Ethiopia was launched on December 18, 2023 with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Gallaudet University and the Republic of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women and Social Affairs (MoWSA). This landmark partnership expands Gallaudet’s global efforts to enhance education, training, and official recognition of sign language in Africa’s two most populous countries – Nigeria and Ethiopia, respectively.