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Five former student-athletes, one coach and one writer will be enshrined into the Gallaudet University Hall of Fame on Sunday, October 28, as part of Homecoming 2012. The GU Hall of Fame Class of 2012 includes Kathryn A. Baldridge, Brian A. Bippus, Stephanie L. Danner,...

The annual H Street Festival, only a few blocks from Gallaudet University, is an event for the local community to come together for performances, art, music, booths, and plenty of food! Show your pride by wearing Gallaudet University gear! Gallaudet University is pleased to be...

Gallaudet University is currently collecting honorary degree nominations to be awarded at its 145th Commencement in May 2014, a special year in Gallaudet's history as the university celebrates its 150th anniversary. With these awards, the University seeks to recognize deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing...

Press release issued from the National Disability Institute on October 3, 2012:National Disability Institute initiative helps more than 1.5 million people with disabilities receive tax refunds of more than $1.4 billion Real Economic Impact Tour forges public-private partnerships to help Americans with disabilities move toward...

"There is no topic in the history of the human race that is more shameful or repugnant than slavery. Why then, should slavery be discussed today? Shouldn't it be treated as a taboo subject that is better buried and forgotten? Tim Wise, a noted anti-racism...

The Deaf President Now (DPN) movement of 1988 was fueled by such widespread passion and energy that in just seven days it totally transformed life for deaf people, creating opportunities that previously were almost unimaginable. Former Gallaudet University Board of Trustees chairs Philip Bravin ('66),...

Civil rights activist Julian Bond drew parallels between African Americans and the deaf community in their respective struggles for equality in his February 21, 2013 campus lecture, "From Civil Rights to Human Rights." Bond's visit was one of the events held in celebration of the...

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 17th Annual National Academic Bowl for Deaf and Hard of Hearing High School Students took place at Gallaudet's Elstad Auditorium March 9 to 12. For the fourth consecutive year, Maryland School for the Deaf (Frederick) emerged as the winner in a hard-fought championship round...

As part of Gallaudet's 25th anniversary of Deaf President Now (DPN), Utah Valley University (UVU) Deaf Studies Coordinator Ben Jarashow, '04 & G-'06, shared his video, "The Seven Ducks: Behind the DPN Movement" on March 7 about the remembrances of the seven alumni leaders when...