Roberta Cordano

Gallaudet University Receives $800,000 From Mellon Foundation to Advance Education Equity for Deaf Students Through Visual Teaching and Learning Innovation

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Monday, October 12, 2020
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Gallaudet University announced today that it has been awarded an $800,000 grant by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to advance visual-centric teaching and learning for deaf students worldwide.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Gallaudet University announced today that it has been awarded an $800,000 grant by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to advance visual-centric teaching and learning for deaf students worldwide.
  • The three-year grant will allow Gallaudet to create a new worldwide model for improving the overall quality of teaching and learning for deaf students and other students who learn best visually.
  • Today, Gallaudet remains the only university in the world providing deaf and hard of hearing students with a bilingual education in ASL and English.
  • "Gallaudet is honored to have been awarded this important grant by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation," said Roberta J. Cordano, president of Gallaudet University.

Gallaudet University Named No. 3 in the Nation for "Best Value Schools" in U.S. News & World Report 2021 Best Colleges Rankings

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Monday, September 14, 2020
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3 "Best Value School" among national universities in the prominent 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.

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  • 3 "Best Value School" among national universities in the prominent 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.
  • "We are honored with this year's rankings by U.S. News & World Report," said Roberta J. Cordano, President of Gallaudet University.
  • The U.S. News & World Report Best Value Schools ranking examines academic quality and cost after accounting for total expenses and financial aid.
  • For more information on the national rankings please visit U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges and please visit Gallaudet University rankings for more details on Gallaudet's 2021 rankings.

Apple and Gallaudet University Partner to Advance Accessibility and Inclusion in Education

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Wednesday, August 26, 2020
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Beginning this fall, Gallaudet University will provide all students and faculty with an iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, and SmartFolio for iPad Pro to support their learning and teaching.

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  • Beginning this fall, Gallaudet University will provide all students and faculty with an iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, and SmartFolio for iPad Pro to support their learning and teaching.
  • Reflecting Apple and Gallaudet's shared goal of greater inclusion, the collaboration also will include participation in a new Apple scholarship program for students of color with disabilities, and employment and career opportunities for Gallaudet students.
  • Furthering the university's unique bilingual mission, the initiative with Apple will provide Gallaudet students with the opportunity to design bilingual apps in American Sign Language (ASL) and English.
  • "On behalf of the Gallaudet University family, I want to extend my thanks and deep appreciation to everyone at Apple," said Gallaudet University President Roberta J. Cordano.