Gallaudet University

Gallaudet University

Gallaudet University is the first and only liberal arts university in the world for deaf and hard of hearing people. The Columbia institution for the deaf and dumb and blind, the seed of what became Galaudet university, was founded in 1864 by philanthropists concerned about the explosion of indigent disabled children in Washington, D.C. James C. McGuire, one of the boarding schools cofounders, and Amos Kendall rescued several deaf children from a school where they faced starvation and illness and were often put on display.

Graduates from Gallaudet University

Gallaudet University main goal is to lead deaf people to a successful life. Therefore, Gallaudet University will empower its graduates with the knowledge and practical skills vital to acieve personal and professional success in the changing local and global communities in which they live and work.