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Tag: Gallaudet University
International
Gallaudet University Develops Program to Support Deaf Youth in Nigeria
Using a $2.05 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development, Gallaudet Universityāalongside Wesley University, Ondo and the Nigerian National Association of the Deafāplans to launch a program in Nigeria aimed at breaking down negative stigmas around deafness. Inspired by the late Dr. Isaac O. Agboola, who served as the dean of the [ā¦]
June 7, 2021
COVID-19
Gallaudet Universityās Fall 2020 Semester Focused on Robust Student Support Programs
Washington, D.C.-based Gallaudet University, like all colleges and universities nationwide, faced the decision of whether to bring students back to campus for the fall semester amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Ā Gallaudet ultimately decided to offer all courses remotely. However, on-campus priority housing was given to up to 100 students who are DeafBlind, experience an unsafe [ā¦]
September 25, 2020
Disabilties
Gallaudet U and Apple Collaborate to Boost Accessibility for Students With Disabilities
Gallaudet University and Apple have begun a āmultifaceted collaborationā intended to make learning more accessible, especially for students of color with disabilities, announced Gallaudet President Dr. Roberta J. Cordano in a letter published yesterday alongside a video translation in American Sign Language (ASL). āGallaudet will be the first university to participate in a new Apple [ā¦]
August 27, 2020
News Roundup
Gallaudet U Suspends Fraternity That Has āBecome the Face of Systemic Racismā
Gallaudet University has suspended a fraternity that has ābecome the face of systemic racismā in the campus community with its social media photographs of members doing what appears to be the Nazi salute and wearing Ku Klux Klan-like robes. News of the suspension of Kappa Gamma, the fraternity in question, broke after Deaf Vee earlier [ā¦]
June 12, 2020
HBCUs
House Democratsā New Act Proposes $10 Billion for HBCUs, MSIs in Coronavirus Relief
A new coronavirus relief and stimulus package proposal from House Democrats, unveiled Tuesday, calls for the provision of another $10.15 billion for historically Black Colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs). This will be in addition to the $1 billion of federal funds made available to these institutions via the stimulus package under the [ā¦]
May 13, 2020
COVID-19
Coronavirus Stimulus Funds Disbursed to Howard and Gallaudet Universities
The Department of Education said Tuesday it has disbursed coronavirus stimulus funds under the CARES Act to two Washington D.C. universities, Howard University and Gallaudet University. Under the Act, $13 million has been made available to Howard University and $7 million to Gallaudet University, as stipulated by the Act passed last month. In a statement [ā¦]
April 21, 2020
COVID-19
Contract Food Service Workers Petition Washington D.C. Universities For Health Benefits During Coronavirus
More than 400 subcontracted food service workers were temporarily laid off at Howard University, Gallaudet University, Catholic University and Trinity Washington University. Their union is calling on schools to ensure they receive pay and health benefits through the end of the semester.
April 19, 2020
Leadership & Policy
Gallaudet University Inaugurates President Roberta Cordano
Gallaudet University inaugurated its first deaf female president on Friday afternoon.
October 2, 2016
African-American
Howard, Gallaudet Further āBlack Lives Matterā Discussion
Panelists agreed that to promote āall lives matterā over āBlack lives matterā misses the central truth that, for too long, Black lives have been deemed of less worth than White lives.
March 31, 2015
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