January 10, 2025

A biweekly bilingual e-newsletter for the global Gallaudet community

Remembering President Jimmy Carter; Dr. Kota Takayama Receives Ambassador’s Commendation; Bison Stars at International Basketball Tournament; Professors at Accessible Computing Conference; Gallaudet Students Cruising for Semester at Sea

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Welcome to the January 10th issue of Hi5.

Top 5 News Posts

Remembering President Jimmy Carter

A photo of former US President Jimmy Carter, smiling. He has thin white hair and wears a grey suit. There is an American flag in the left half of the background.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, passed away on December 29, 2024 at the age of 100. Gallaudet was honored to have a special relationship with President Carter during and after his presidency. You can learn more by reading the article. Thank you for your service, President Carter!

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Dr. Kota Takayama Receives Ambassador’s Commendation

A photo of Fumito Miyake, left, presenting a Japanese Ambassador’s Commendation to Dr. Kota Takayama, right. Miyake has styled grey hair and wears a dark blue suit. Dr. Takayama has parted dark hair, and is wearing glasses and a grey suit. The commendation is in Japanese kanji. The background is a bright yellow folding screen.

Dr. Kota Takayama, G-’09, is an Associate Professor in Gallaudet’s Social Work program. This past December, he became the first Deaf recipient of a special Commendation from the Japanese Ambassador to the US. Check out the article to learn more about Dr. Takayama’s work!

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Bison Stars at International Basketball Tournament

In December, the Gallaudet campus hosted the 2024 Deaf International Basketball Federation (DIBF) 3x3 World Cup. Four former Bison basketball players won first place for the women, and the men’s third-place team had three former Bison. Other teams with former Bison also had strong showings. Way to represent Gallaudet on the world stage!

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Professors at Accessible Computing Conference

A group photo of staff and attendees at the ASSETS Conference. In the back, second from the left, is Gallaudet Associate Professor Abraham Glasser. In the back, second from the right, is Gallaudet Professor Raja Kushalnagar. They are surrounded by 16 other smiling people.

Gallaudet’s Accessible Human-Centered Computing (AHCC) program played a key role in the 26th annual ASSETS Conference this past October. Professor Raja Kushalnagar received an award for his mentoring work, and Associate Professor Abraham Glasser helped to make the event inclusive as the Accessibility Co-Chair.

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Gallaudet Students Cruising for Semester at Sea

A photo of four people smiling for the camera on the deck of a ship. Second from the left is Gallaudet student Julia Bronneberg. Fellow student Macy DeGraw is to Julia’s right. They are bookended by ASL interpreters on the left and right. In the background is the ocean, with a sunset-adjacent sky.

Biology majors Julia Bronneberg and Macy DeGraw spent the fall semester traveling the world on a cruise ship! They visited 8 countries, meeting Deaf and hard of hearing people across the globe. Their experience was captured by The Chronicle of Higher Education. What a journey!

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Notable News

Deaf Way Film Festival now accepting submissions

Registration open for Gallaudet Youth Summer Camps

Upcoming Events

Gallaudet State of the University Address | February 26, 2025

Careers at Gallaudet

Spotlight: Faculty (Counseling)

The Counseling Program is seeking a faculty member with specializations in clinical, school, or rehabilitation counseling to join our programs. The faculty member must be able to teach fully online in the fall and spring, participate in an on-campus low-residency summer program of approximately two weeks, and provide traditional research and service expected of all tenure-track faculty, if appointed to a tenure-track position.

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