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Gallaudet University will air a new nationwide television commercial on Monday, March 4 during the hit ABC Family show, Switched at Birth. The show follows the lives of two teenage girls who discovered they were switched at birth; one is deaf and one is hearing....

The Deaf President Now (DPN) Student Leaders Panel took place on March 9 in Elstad Auditorium before a full house. The Gallaudet University Alumni Association (GUAA) sponsored the event as part of the DPN 25th anniversary celebration, and thanks to a live Internet link, members...

Representatives of sponsoring groups for the first Community Needs Assessment (CNA) for the deaf and hard of hearing/deaf-blind GLBTQ community for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area gathered in "Ole Jim" March 1 to celebrate this milestone achievement. Alex Nelson, a graduate student in social work...

Dr. David Armstrong, an anthropologist, author, and former Gallaudet budget director, gave a presentation entitled "DPN and the Struggle for Deaf Control of Gallaudet" on April 1 in the JSAC Multipurpose Room. The event was part of Gallaudet's recognition of the 25th anniversary of Deaf...

Gallaudet University announced President T. Alan Hurwitz received the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, from California State University, Fresno (Fresno State). Fresno State President John Welty recommended Hurwitz to receive the degree which was then approved by the California State University (CSU)...

We Are Gallaudet, an exhibit of more than 260 portraits that celebrate the diversity of the Gallaudet community, is on display at the I. King Jordan Student Academic Center between the Bison bookstore and the Harkin Digital Learning Center. The faces, both young and old,...

Gallaudet University is pleased to announce President T. Alan Hurwitz has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the DC Chamber of Commerce. Hurwitz was nominated by Chamber President & CEO Barbara Lang and his selection was confirmed by the entire Board...

Gallaudet University is the only place in the world where people who are interested in entering the American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting profession can receive a first-rate education and practical experience on the undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. levels. The University has earned a solid reputation...

Imagine a market where food vendors take your order in American Sign Language (ASL) and several of the employees are deaf. This utopia for deaf shoppers is a reality at Union Market in northeast Washington, D.C.The market's deaf-friendly ambiance is directly correlated to its close...

Gallaudet University announced on June 17, 2013, it has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant award to fund scholarships for students majoring in biology, chemistry, or mathematics. The project, entitled Overcoming Barriers to STEM Success for Deaf Undergraduates aims to address a severe under-representation...