February 7, 2025

A biweekly bilingual e-newsletter for the global Gallaudet community

Get to know the Gallaudet Archives; Faculty and alumni featured in “Dinner Table Syndrome” anthology; Men’s basketball team visits Atlanta; Graduate student interns at White House; Deaf Studies Incubator welcomes international fellows

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Welcome to the February 7th issue of Hi5.

Top 5 News Posts

Get to know the Gallaudet Archives

A photo of Gallaudet Archives Director Jim McCarthy in the Gallaudet library. Jim is smiling, with his arms crossed. He is bald, with salt and pepper facial hair and glasses. Behind him are shelves with books, with large photos on the top of the shelves.

The Gallaudet Archives has thousands of items, including photos, videos, historical documents, books, and much more. Want to know the most challenging materials to store? Their biggest item? Check out the article to learn those answers, and more, plus meet Director Jim McCarthy!

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Faculty and alumni featured in “Dinner Table Syndrome” anthology

A composite of two images. On the left, a photo of Raymond Luczak sitting at a dinner table, looking to the right and making the sign for, “What?” On the right, the cover of a book: “I’ll Tell You Later: Deaf Survivors of Dinner Table Syndrome / Raymond Luczak, Editor.”

Have you ever felt left out at the dinner table? Gallaudet alumnus Raymond Luczak, ’88, has published a new collection of essays, short stories, and poems about Dinner Table Syndrome. The book features 19 different writers who are Deaf and hard of hearing, including four Gallaudet faculty and three alumni!

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Men’s basketball team visits Atlanta

A photo of the Gallaudet Men’s Basketball team, players and staff. They are posting in front of a sign for the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park, under a large portico and in front of a building entrance.

The Gallaudet men’s basketball team traveled to Atlanta, Georgia this past December. Between games, they visited Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park and met the students of Atlanta Area School for the Deaf. Go Bison!

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Graduate student interns at White House

A photo of José Rodrigo Uresti sitting at the Resolute desk in the Oval Office. José has short brushed hair and a Gallaudet jacket. He has a phone in his hand and looks to the right offscreen. The desk reflects José, as well as the gold curtains and foliage visible through the windows behind José.

Last semester, graduate student José Rodrigo Uresti interned at the White House! José is part of Gallaudet’s International Development Masters Program (IDMA). Check out the article to learn about his journey and his time with the White House.

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Deaf Studies Incubator welcomes international fellows

The new Deaf Studies Incubator program got off to a great start in the fall. The first two fellows, Naiara Larrakoetxea from Spain and Amelia Palmer from Canada, have immersed themselves in the Gallaudet community. We can’t wait to see what they do next!

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Notable News

Prestigious NIH fellowship funds Gallaudet postdoctoral fellow

National Endowment for the Arts funding to support Deaf Way Film Festival

Tech-focused projects win President and Provost Research Excellence Awards

Careers at Gallaudet

Spotlight: Associate Enrollment Communications Coordinator

The Associate Enrollment Communication Coordinator plans, coordinates, and develops communications for recruitment and enrollment growth.

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