Gallaudet University
Private university for those with hearing loss in Washington
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| 2025 | The university has a leadership team predominantly composed of deaf professionals, including the President, chief of staff, and multiple key administrative officers. |
| 2024 | The campus redevelopment project is scheduled to conclude, marking a significant transformation of the university's physical infrastructure over a decade-long period. |
| July 2020 | The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) was renamed to the United East Conference after the 2020-21 academic year. |
| 2018 | Publication of the fifth volume of the Gallaudet Chronicles of Psychology, a journal managed and edited by graduate student members of the Psi Chi psychology chapter. |
| June 2018 | The 11th volume of the Gallaudet Classics in Deaf Studies Series is scheduled to be published, with Kristen C. Harmon serving as the series editor. |
| May 2018 | The 16th volume of the Studies in Interpretation Series is scheduled to be published by Gallaudet University Press. |
| January 2018 | The 23rd volume of the Sociolinguistics in Deaf Communities Series was published, marking a long-running academic publication series. |
| 2016 | Roberta Cordano is appointed as president of Gallaudet University, succeeding T. Alan Hurwitz. |
| 2016 | Gallaudet Research Support and International Affairs (RSIA) began hosting the annual Gallaudet Research Expo, providing a platform for students, faculty, and staff to showcase scholarly work across various disciplines including education, linguistics, neuroscience, and deaf studies. |
| 2015 | Gallaudet University began a comprehensive campus redevelopment initiative, aiming to modernize and enhance its facilities for Deaf and hard-of-hearing students. |
| December 31 2015 | Alan Hurwitz retired as president, succeeded by Roberta Cordano, the eleventh president. |
| October 2014 | Gallaudet University board of trustees announced a 10-year, $450 million campus development plan along 6th Street NE, to be overseen by JBG Smith. |
| 2013 | The football team had a remarkable season, winning the regular season with a 9-1 record and making the Division III playoffs, ultimately losing to Hobart College in the first round and finishing with a 9-2 overall record. |
| September 7 2012 | Gallaudet University defeated Catholic University of America for the first time in the 106-year history of their rivalry. |
| 2010 | Department of Deaf Studies launched the Deaf Studies Digital Journal (DSDJ), the first peer-reviewed academic and creative arts journal in American Sign Language and English, published entirely in video-based content. |
| 2010 | Under Coach Kevin Cook, the Gallaudet women's basketball team began the season with a 20-game winning streak and finished with a 24-4 record (20-2 in conference play). Cook was named North Eastern Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, and senior Easter Faafiti was voted NEAC Player of the Year. |
| August 2010 | Gallaudet University began primarily competing in the United East Conference (formerly North Eastern Athletic Conference) for most of its sports programs. |
| January 1 2010 | Alan Hurwitz began his presidential tenure at Gallaudet University. |
| January 1 2010 | Alan Hurwitz began his presidential tenure. |
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