On Friday, Cordano’s appointment becomes official as Gallaudet, the world's only liberal arts university for deaf and hard of hearing students, inaugurates her as its first deaf female president.

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 ...

The first female deaf president at Gallaudet University says her job is to listen. November 3, 2016. Roberta Cordano, president of Gallaudet University. (Joshua Yospyn/For The Washington Post) ...

Gallaudet is ranked No. 18 in Div. III, and dreaming of a national title. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2011— -- This is the sound of one of the most successful teams in women's college basketball ...

Gallaudet is the nation's leading university for the deaf. After years of mediocrity, its women's basketball team is the surprise of the NCAA's Division III this season.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Laughs and the occasional celebratory scream pierce the calm quiet of the gym and the sound of volleyballs bouncing off the hardwood floor.

Gallaudet's Silent Success Gallaudet University for the deaf and hard of hearing women's volleyball team breaks from a huddle while their team prepares for the upcoming Division III NCAA ...

Kevin Cook calls timeout and his Gallaudet University women’s basketball players hustle off the court and gather around their coach. Like any coach in America, Cook grabs his dry-erase board and ...

A former employee of Gallaudet University’s food service department pleaded guilty Monday to holding two deaf female workers at gunpoint during a burglary there last year, prosecutors said. On ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Laughs and the occasional celebratory scream pierce the calm quiet of the gym and the sound of volleyballs bouncing off the hardwood floor. It is practice time at Gallaudet ...

It is practice time at Gallaudet University for the women’s volleyball team, which is made up almost entirely of deaf and hard of hearing players and led by a deaf coach.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Laughs and the occasional celebratory scream pierce the calm quiet of the gym and the sound of volleyballs bouncing off the hardwood floor. It is practice time at Gallaudet ...