Columbia Institution for the Deaf (Gallaudet College)
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Columbia Institution for the Deaf (later Gallaudet College and now Gallaudet University) is a pioneering higher-education institution in Washington, D.C., dedicated primarily to the education of deaf and hard of hearing students.
Aliases (5)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
higher education institution
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school for the deaf → university → |
| affiliation |
NCAA Division III
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North Eastern Athletic Conference → |
| campusType |
urban campus
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| country |
United States of America
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| educationalFocus |
bilingual education in ASL and English
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education of deaf students → education of hard of hearing students → |
| foundedBy |
Amos Kendall
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Edward Miner Gallaudet → |
| governingCharter |
United States federal charter
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| hasAcademicDiscipline |
audiology
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deaf education → linguistics of sign languages → speech and hearing sciences → |
| hasCampus |
Gallaudet University campus
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| hasColor |
blue
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buff → |
| hasFormerName |
Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind
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| hasLaterName |
Gallaudet College
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Gallaudet University → |
| hasMotto |
“Ephphatha” (Be opened)
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| hasStudentBodyCharacteristic |
includes hard of hearing students
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includes hearing students → majority deaf students → |
| hasType |
federally chartered university
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private university → |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| inception |
1857
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19th century → |
| locatedIn |
District of Columbia
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United States → Washington, D.C. → |
| locatedOn |
Florida Avenue NE, Washington, D.C.
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| mission |
to provide higher education primarily for deaf and hard of hearing students
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| namedAfter |
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
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| notableFor |
being a pioneering institution for higher education of the deaf
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being the first institution of higher education for deaf students in the world → |
| offers |
graduate programs
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programs in deaf studies → programs in education → programs in interpretation → undergraduate programs → |
| primaryLanguage |
American Sign Language
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English → |
| regionServed |
United States
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international deaf community → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Columbia Institution for the Deaf
("Gallaudet College")
→
Columbia Institution for the Deaf ("Gallaudet University") → |
hasLaterName |
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Northeast Washington, D.C.
("Gallaudet University")
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contains |
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Columbia Institution for the Deaf
("Gallaudet University campus")
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hasCampus |
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Columbia Institution for the Deaf
("Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind")
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hasFormerName |
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Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area
("Gallaudet University")
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hasMember |
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Federal Security Agency
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hasPart |
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Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
("Gallaudet University")
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locatedNear |