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‘Non-traditional’ students are becoming the norm

This article originally appeared in Gallaudet Today’s Spring 2009 issue. Click here to view the print version. In the changing face of higher education, a student body composed mainly of new high school graduates is being replaced by students of all ages and experiences. Stepping onto a new campus with hundreds – or even thousands[.....]



Protests 1,000 miles away have local ties

This article originally appeared in the Faribault Daily News, Faribault, MN. FARIBAULT – More than 1,000 miles away from Faribault, protests at Gallaudet University, the world’s only liberal arts university for deaf people, in Washington, D.C., have been of keen interest to local residents. When Dr. Jane K. Fernandes, a deaf woman, was chosen as[.....]



Rx for Success

This article originally appeared in The Gallaudet Link’s Fall 2006 issue. William “Tony” Gardner found his passion at Gallaudet. “I took a chemistry class and fell in love with the field. Later, I realized there were too many specialties to pick from, but knew I liked to work with people, so I decided upon becoming[.....]



Space + Shuttle = Dream

This article originally appeared in The Gallaudet Link’s Fall 2006 issue. It’s not often that students get to sit in an astronaut’s seat and experience a part of aeronautical history. Julia Velasquez, of Oxnard, CA, got to do just that at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Kennedy Center in Cape Canaveral, FL, last[.....]