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International Awareness Week (IAW), a time to recognize the world's rich palette of diverse cultures, was commemorated from March 21 to 25, 2011. IAW is eagerly anticipated at Gallaudet as an occasion to celebrate and embrace the ethnic identities of the University's students.Gallaudet boasts citizens...

Visitors flocked to Gallaudet for the spring 2011 Undergraduate Open House on Saturday, April 16. While some prospective students walked down from the neighboring Model Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSD), others drove or flew cross-country for the event. A total of 77 prospective students...

By GSR 211: "Deaf Latino Identities" students Meeting someone whose work has been published can be surreal for some students. This was especially true for Breanna Wilson, who read Dr. Andrés Torres' book, Signing in Puerto Rican, in GSR 211: "Deaf Latino Identities." Though she...

President Hurwitz joined 50 other riders on a 20-mile bicycle ride on May 7, 2011, to raise funds for the Laurent Clerc Cultural Fund (LCCF) of the Gallaudet University Alumni Association (GUAA). The ride participants included Gallaudet students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends. In partnership...

Alumnus Nick Gould, Class of 2010, and a team of volunteers from the Gallaudet community hope to improve the lives of children in developing countries through a cross-country bicycle trek beginning in May 2011 to raise funds for Operation Smile. The organization has a global...

By T. Alan Hurwitz, President More than 500 days have passed since I moved into House One and began my service as president of Gallaudet-more than 500 endlessly inspiring and surprising days that have made me and my wife, Vicki, grateful, above all things, for...

On October 25, 2011, the Gallaudet University Museum opened an exhibition, "Making a Difference: Deaf Peace Corps Volunteers," which highlights the work of Peace Corps volunteers who are deaf or hard of hearing, many of whom are Gallaudet University alumni. Thirty-four deaf volunteers who have...

Laura-Ann Petitto, Ph.D., science director and co-principal investigator of Gallaudet University’s Visual Language and Visual Learning Center (VL2), presented two important research studies during poster sessions at the Society of Neuroscience annual conference in Washington, D.C., November 12-16. The Brains of Men and Women The...

Gallaudet University is excited to announce the launch of its official Twitter account and relaunch of its Facebook page! Join 10,000-plus "like"-minded Gallaudet fans by clicking here. The Facebook page was started several years ago by Gary Wilson (E-’90), who initiated the transfer of the...

The 16th annual Academic Bowl for Deaf and Hard of Hearing High School Students kicks off on April 12 and Gallaudet University would like to thank the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, Sorenson Communications, Bon Appetit Management Company, and FLIK Hotels & Conference...