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NEWSLETTER

September 4, 2026

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CAMPUS NEWS

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New and returning Bison stampede to campus to begin the academic year

New freshmen and familiar faces are filling the campus with Bison energy! Check out photos from Move-In Day, New Student Orientation, and more. Read more

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT

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Gallaudet goes to Ghana: Education Abroad launches in Africa

This past summer, 15 students traveled to Ghana as part of Gallaudet's Education Abroad program! The students immersed themselves in Ghanaian culture and engaged with the local deaf community. Read more

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

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Alumni Michelle Eisan-Smith creates community at Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Alumni Michelle Eisan-Smith is the first-ever deaf Head of School at Boston’s Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. She’s now entering her fifth year and more excited than ever. Read more

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT

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Gallaudet’s new Art and Visual Communication Design program is as visionary as its students

Gallaudet’s art program is evolving! The new AVCD curriculum will offer a BA with three specializations: Animation, Film + Video, and Fine Arts. Read more

CAMPUS NEWS

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Gallaudet Today brand returns with Newsletter and Magazine

Gallaudet Today is back! Hi5 is now the Gallaudet Today Newsletter, and Gallaudet Today Magazine will return this fall with a recap of last year’s best stories. Read more

MORE NEWS

  • Gallaudet women's volleyball ranked No. 1 in preseason coaches poll
  • Shaping what’s next: Gallaudet’s Future Design Work Committee
  • Education and IT programs welcome new faculty members
  • AHCP Cohort Presents Four Papers at ICCHP 2026
  • Driven to help students thrive: Gallaudet’s newly tenured faculty
  • Summer neuroscience program continues to train brains
  • Ten undergraduate scholars, ten weeks of discovery: REU AICT
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GALLAUDET IN THE MEDIA

They’re about to enter college. But first, they have to learn sign language.

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SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

Carolyn Brick, '60, & G-'63, was one of Gallaudet's first-ever deaf graduate students

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Bison Walk photo recap

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EVENTS

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ALUMNI RELATIONS

Homecoming 2026

October 14-18, 2026

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