Gallaudet University News

WASHINGTON MinuteClinic, retail-based healthcare system owned by CVS Caremark, has opened its first retail healthcare center in Washington, D.C., inside a CVS/pharmacy. The clinic is open seven days a week and will serve patients in Northeast neighborhoods, including Trinidad, Carver Langston, Kingman Park, Atlas District, Ivy City and the ...

Alan Hurwitz, who made his mark as a trailblazer of sorts years ago in his own family, has carved out yet another new path, this one at Gallaudet University.

John Yeh, an inspirational 62-year-old deaf CEO who was a trustee at Gallaudet University from 1990 to 2007 is among 26 people accused in a nationwide fraud case that targeted federal funds set aside to assist deaf people in making phone calls.

REMARKS OF COMMISSIONER MICHAEL J. COPPS FCC NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN FIELD HEARING BROADBAND ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABLITIES GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, D.C. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 9:30 a.m. Good morning and welcome, everyone to this official FCC Field Hearing on Broadband Access for People with Disabilities.

Over the last year, my roommate and I have embarked on a crusade to run to the farthest reaches of the metro area.

It is always uplifting to see those among us receive recognition for abilities and accomplishments.

Krishneer Sen and his mother Reena Sen at Wainivula. A DEAF Fiji student, 22-year-old Krishneer Sen has won a prestigious scholarship to a university in the United States.

Students are working intently inside and outside classrooms at the California School for the Deaf to resolve challenges their disability presents them each day.

"It is interesting to see that deaf people can function in the hearing world very well while hearing people cannot function well in a deaf world." - Gil Eastman, Gallaudet Theater Arts Professor.

When Brad Holt was just 6 years old, he was helping his mother communicate with the outside world.

President Obama recently made a historic pledge on gay rights that moved our country closer to that original promise of "liberty and justice for all." In my Washington, D.C., neighborhood, gays are not only "out" but out and about: Same-sex couples hold hands on the street and laugh and chat at tables in restaurants.

Nancy Forsberg was appointed principal of the junior and senior high and C.A.T.S. at The American School for the Deaf , West Hartford .

Interpreter Marc Schmitz and Gig Harbor High School American Sign Language teacher Dean Roberts during the teacher's planning period last Wednesday.

MORE THAN 4,000 PEOPLE are expected to descend upon California School for the Deaf this homecoming weekend to celebrate the institution's 150th anniversary.

AWARD WINNER: Krishneer Sen has been recognised with a study scholarship for his advocacy work for the deaf community.

Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. - the world's only liberal arts college for the deaf and hard of hearing - has selected T. Alan Hurwitz as its new president, the school announced Sunday.

The nation's premier university for deaf and hard of hearing students chose a new president Sunday, but the school's choice isn't likely to stir the same protests that shut down the campus when a new leader was named three years ago.

Today the new president of Gallaudet University was announced. The 10th president of Gallaudet University is: Dr.

The nation's premier university for deaf and hard of hearing students will soon have a new president, but the school's choice isn't likely to stir the same protests that shut down the campus when a new leader was named three years ago.

Monday, October 12, 2009 Chief Dennis Rubin takes full responsibility for sprinkler demo mishap.