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Gallaudet Campus Featured in Cultural Landscape Online Exhibit; Dr. McCaskill Receives Schuchman Deaf History Award; Jean Berube Receives Experiential Education Honor; Research Excellence Award recipients share findings; Global Gallaudet Celebration showcases power of international learning

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Welcome to the December 13th issue of Hi5.

Breaking News: DPN Documentary Selected for Sundance Film Festival

Deaf President Now!, a new groundbreaking documentary film from Apple Original Films, has been accepted into the 2025 Sundance Film Festival! Gallaudet University has been proudly collaborating with alumnus Nyle DiMarco, ’13, and Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim from Concordia Studio on this film.

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Gallaudet Campus Featured in Cultural Landscape Online Exhibit

The impact of the Deaf President Now (DPN) protests in 1988 continue to be felt. Gallaudet’s campus has been recognized by the Cultural Landscape Foundation as the site of a landmark disability rights protest. Check out the digital exhibit featuring a history of Gallaudet’s campus and the DPN protests.

Dr. McCaskill Receives Schuchman Deaf History Award

Dr. Carolyn D. McCaskill, ’77, G-’79, & PhD ’05, is the third recipient of the Dr. John S. and Betty J. Schuchman Deaf History Award. The award is given every five years to recognize significant scholarship in the field of Deaf history. A well-deserved honor for Dr. McCaskill!

Jean Berube Receives Experiential Education Honor

The Association for Experiential Education selected Jean Berube, retired Gallaudet Professor, to deliver their annual Ewald and Hahn Address. This honor is given to an individual who has made significant contributions to experiential education, demonstrating both leadership and global impact. Congratulations to Professor Berube!

Research Excellence Award recipients share findings

In 2023, Gallaudet gave out three President and Provost Research Excellence Awards. The winners have been hard at work! Read the article to learn more about the accomplishments of Dr. Tugba Kucukkal, the Center for Latine Deaf Studies, and the Schuchman Deaf Documentary Center.

Global Gallaudet Celebration showcases power of international learning

Gallaudet’s influence has made it the center of education and advocacy for deaf and hard of hearing people around the world. This year marked the inaugural Global Gallaudet Celebration (GGC), a four-day event to honor Gallaudet’s 160-year legacy of global impact.

Notable News

Exciting new curriculum offerings at Gallaudet

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Gallaudet researchers recognized for work on sign language interpretation

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Gallaudet makes its mark on the White House Fellows program

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Deaf-E3 receives extension through April 2026

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Upcoming Events

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Careers at Gallaudet

Spotlight: Senior Instructional Support Coordinator

• The Senior Instructional Support Coordinator at Clerc Center helps teachers diagnose student needs more analytically, interprets and applies student data to inform instructional planning, applies evidence-based instructional strategies to enhance teaching, assesses student learning, and evaluates instructional effectiveness.

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