Gallaudet has been in the news lately, and not just for Deaf U. President Cordano and undergraduate seniors Marlee Brambila and Sara Khan are quoted in a about deaf people and the COVID-19 pandemic. Says President Cordano, 鈥淥ne of our primary tools of resilience is to come together in our shared signing community at cultural events and gatherings to support and re-energize each other. Gathering and basking in our social and language vibrancy is a critical part of the deaf experience. The pandemic has taken that away from all communities, including us for now.鈥�

Senior Timel Benson appears in a about college sports during the pandemic. Benson, who plays quarterback for the Bison football team, says of remote learning, 鈥淚t鈥檚 a huge hit on me and my life. Everyone uses sign language, making [Gallaudet] a safe place for all of us…Just being around each other makes the biggest difference, not necessarily talking about football, but talking about life, talking about how each other is doing.鈥�

Educational neuroscience doctoral student SaraBeth Sullivan and linguistics professor Julie Hochgesang are featured in an about the Apple-Gallaudet collaboration. Sullivan, Hochgesang, and senior Elizabeth Martinez also appear in a about the Apple initiative.