On April 9 and 10, 2014, Gallaudet University will host a 2-day symposium titledCelebrating 150 Years of Visionary Leadership in Washington, D.C. This gathering of scholars marks the 150th anniversary of access to higher education for deaf students. The collegiate department of the Columbia Institution for Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, founded in 1864, came to be known as National Deaf-Mute College and is now Gallaudet University. Its’ creation was a turning point in deaf history, impacting the nation and the world.
The Gallaudet University 150 Symposium is made possible with the support of The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation, dedicated to perpetuating and expanding Lincoln's vision for America and completing America's unfinished work.
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"The 1960s Navy/NASA Experiments and Gallaudet Men"—Don Peterson, Harry Larson, and Jean Bergey "Reflections on the Development of Filpino Sign… -
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April 8, 2014, is exactly 150 years to the day that President Abraham Lincoln signed our Charter. To celebrate the occasion campus departments and student groups will… -
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William T. Ennis, III, Program Chair Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz, President Dr. John S. Schuchman, Professor Emeritus of History, Presentation of the John S. and Betty J.… -
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"Female Students Gain Entry at Gallaudet"—Arlene B. Kelly "Elizabeth Peet: The Legacy of the Peet Family in Deaf Education"—Rebecca… -
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"The Pioneering Impact of Gallaudet University Theatre on America and the World"- Steve Baldwin and Bernard Bragg "De'VIA: Deaf View/Image… -
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Moderator:William T. Ennis, III Panelists: John Vickery Van CleveBrian H. GreenwaldOctavian RobinsonJoseph Murray [HD, 1280x720] -
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"Platt Skinner and the Founding of Gallaudet University"—Meredith Peruzzi "Amos G. Draper at Gallaudet: His Legacy as a Student, Professor, Mentor,… -
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"Transforming an 1864 College into a 1986 University: How Gallaudet's Premier Ph.D. in Special Education Administration Program Helped with the… -
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"Dr. Andrew Foster: From Gallaudet to Africa Improving Lives of Deaf People of Color"—Sandra Jowers "Andrew Jackson Foster: The Man, the Vision, and… -
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In Good Hands: 150 Years of Deaf Philosophy—Teresa Burke 150 years of Science at Gallaudet!—Michael Moore [HD, 1280x720]
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