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Paving the way for Gallaudet’s future. The Office of the President prioritizes transformation, collaboration, diversity, equity, and innovation within the university to advance our students’ dreams and aspirations. Through these strategic priorities, we establish an environment where faculty and staff become leaders in academia and students ...
- Roberta Cordano, President at | Gallaudet University
About. Roberta “Bobbi” Cordano is a values-driven leader...
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Appointed in 2016, Cordano is the university’s fourth deaf...
- Roberta Cordano, President at | Gallaudet University
Roberta "Bobbi" Cordano (born November 29, 1963 [1]) is the 11th president of Gallaudet University. [2] [3] Cordano is the first deaf woman to become president of Gallaudet University, the first deaf woman to become president of a U.S. university, and the first woman and first openly LGBT person to be officially installed as Gallaudet President.
- November 29, 1963 (age 59)
Website. www .gallaudet .edu. Gallaudet University [a] ( / ˌɡæləˈdɛt / GAL-ə-DET) is a private federally chartered university in Washington, D.C., for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing. It was founded in 1864 as a grammar school for both deaf and blind children. It was the first school for the advanced education of the deaf ...
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Dec 15, 2022 · Cordano is currently president of Gallaudet University, the preeminent institution for deaf people based in Washington DC. It’s the world’s only university where students live and learn in ...
Mar 19, 2023 · Though Gallaudet in Washington, D.C., has been around since 1864, it wasn’t until 1988 that the first deaf president, I. King Jordan, was installed, and only after students and community members ...
Jan 21, 2017 · Gallaudet University President Roberta Cordano speaks using American Sign Language in her office in Washington, D.C. She is the first Deaf woman president at the university. In its 152-year ...
Edward Miner Gallaudet (/ ˌ ɡ æ l ə ˈ d ɛ t / GAL-ə-DET; February 5, 1837 – September 26, 1917), was the first president of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. (then known as the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind from 1864 until 1894 and then Gallaudet College from 1894 to 1986) from 1864 to 1910.
Mar 24, 2023 · Gallaudet University President Roberta Cordano talks about the need for significant change through the pandemic for the bilingual institution, which specializes in educating people who are deaf ...
