Several major news outlets covered Charter Day, the 150th anniversary of Gallaudet University on April 8:
- "Gallaudet University marks 150 years since Lincoln signed a bill for deaf higher education" The Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/gallaudet-university-marks-150-years-since-lincoln-signed-a-bill-for-deaf-higher-education/2014/04/08/ae77a548-bf47-11e3-b574-f8748871856a_story.html
- "Gallaudet University celebrates 150th anniversary" WJLA-TV (video and written story): http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/04/gallaudet-university-celebrates-150th-anniversary-101966.html
- "Gallaudet U. Celebrates 150 Years Since Founding," The Washington Post Express (print copy attached)
- "Gallaudet University's 150th Anniversary," WAMU's "The Kojo Nnamdi Show" (includes video, transcript, and audio)
Letters of congratulations:
Proclamation from Vincent C. Gray, Mayor, The District of Columbia
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Congratulatory letter from Colin Allen, President, World Federation of the Deaf
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Congratulations from Yoshinori Marakami, President, The National University Corporation Tsukuba University of Technology, Japan
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Other well wishes:
Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) shares with the Senate that April 8, 2014 is the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln signing the law that authorized Gallaudet University and shares the University's connections to his home state of Iowa.
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Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) reflects on his experiences as a member of the Gallaudet University Board of Trustees and wishes the University a happy 150th birthday.
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Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) reflects on his experiences as a former member of the Gallaudet University Board of Trustees.
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