An actor, poet, writer, director, artist, and teacher, Bernard Bragg, ’52, is a true arts leader. As October’s Visionary Leader, he is regarded as a passionate and energetic trailblazer for deaf ...

Would you believe that the first outstanding deaf teacher in America was a Frenchman? His name was Laurent Clerc. He became a friend of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and together they founded America’s ...

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 ...

President Edward Miner Gallaudet stressed in his 1878 annual report to Congress the need for an athletic facility. Congress appropriated funds sufficient to lay the foundation, and famed architect ...

For over 150 years, our mission has been to empower deaf and hard of hearing communities globally. This mission lives through Gallaudet’s position as a space where the vitality of the deaf experience ...

The legend goes like this: In 1814, Thomas visited his family in Hartford, Connecticut. Looking out the window, he noticed that his younger brothers and sisters were not playing with another child.

Gallaudet University requires all full-time students (living on or off campus) and part-time students living on campus to maintain health insurance. Students must either enroll in the Gallaudet ...

The B.A. in Education with a Specialization in Early Childhood Education prepares future teachers to foster the cognitive, emotional, and social development of young children from preschool through ...

A chance meeting between theology graduate Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and nine year old Alice Cogswell, Gallaudet’s deaf neighbor, launched a legacy that continues to this day. The former traveling ...

I am very grateful for the numerous financial contributions you have made in support of my education. Without your help, I may never have been able to complete my studies. Your generosity and help ...