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The following are diplomas granted to Gallaudet University graduate and undergraduate students and signed by Herbert Hoover was president of the United States from 1929 until 1933. Diplomas were also signed by Percival Hall, president of Gallaudet, from 1910 until 1945. During this period, the...

Dr. Glenn B. Anderson, '68, has attained an array of ground-breaking achievements that have benefited many people-deaf and hearing as well as those with disabilities-any of which warrant his recognition as Gallaudet's Visionary Leader for the month of February In addition, as a deaf African...

Women's Rights Advocate. Activist. Civic Leader. Educator. Pioneer. All of these titles apply to Dr. Gertrude Scott Galloway, '51. Combined, they more than qualify her as Gallaudet's Visionary Leader for the month of March. Beginning her career in a decade where the abilities of deaf...

In 1864, Congress passed a bill authorizing the institution, known as the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, to establish the National College for the Deaf and Dumb which would provide college-level instruction and confer college degrees. On...

The Gallaudet University Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to deaf education, Gallaudet University, and/or the deaf and hard of hearing communities. The exact date of the origin of the Hall of Fame is not recorded. It began as a small...

The following quotes were made during, or shortly after, the DPN protest of March 1988. The source for these and other quotes used throughout this website are from either the book by Jack Gannon, The Week the World Heard Gallaudet or Gallaudet in the News...

"Deaf people are not ready to function in a hearing world." are the words Jane Bassett Spilman, Chair of Gallaudet University's Board of Trustees, is reported to have said on the night Elizabeth Zinser was chosen as president. Spilman denied saying this, and many contended...

Yoon Lee, student photographer "On the 8th Day of the DPN Movement, around 8 p.m. some students were running toward the Field House and signing, 'WE WON! WE WON! EVERYONE GO TO THE FIELD HOUSE!' I was already tired from taking pictures every day and...

Deaf President Now (DPN) was the result of many individuals standing up and saying, "I do not, we do not accept degraded status-yes, we require-that others accept this in us as well." Roger Wilkins, Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and long time advocate for the rights of...

Presidents Panel Panelists: I. King Jordan Robert R. Davila T. Alan Hurwitz Moderator: Brian Greenwald Tuesday, February 5 12:30 - 1:50 p.m. Elstad Auditorium Watch it online. Board of Trustees Panel Panelists: Philip Bravin Glenn Anderson Pamela Holmes Benjamin Soukup Moderator: T. Alan Hurwitz Wednesday,...