Living as a Black person amid systemic racism, marginalization, and prejudice is difficult enough. And when you’re Black and Deaf, the struggle intensifies: Deaf Black people face exclusion, marginalization, and… Read more
Researchers and practitioners—including teachers of the deaf, sign language specialists, and early intervention providers—will come together for the 4th International Conference on Sign Language Acquisition. Hosted this year by BU… Read more
Four faculty members representing BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development’s Special Education, Literacy Education, Deaf Studies, and Science Education programs were recently promoted. Elizabeth Bettini, Katherine Frankel, Amy… Read more
This fall, BU Wheelock welcomed 10 new full-time faculty members to our community. Their research interests include early childhood education, higher education, sport performance, bilingual education, and literacy. Learn more… Read more
A group of BU Wheelock alumni and their colleagues in the field of bilingualism and Deaf education have teamed up to author a book of essays honoring the work of… Read more
By Aliya Omarkhanova (Wheelock’20) Dr. Naomi Caselli is an Assistant Professor in Deaf Studies at Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. Her research focuses on how early language experience affects… Read more
For Conrad Baer (’19), reflection on his time completing his Ed.M. in Deaf Studies at BU Wheelock provides two major takeaways: the importance of leveraging technology and the need to… Read more
From November 17th to 23rd, BU Wheelock Deaf Education graduate students traveled to Knoxville, TN where they had the opportunity to showcase how ASL/English bilingual education can be implemented at… Read more
We’re kicking off the fall semester with a look at our new, promoted, and awarded faculty members. In this post, you’ll meet the new full-time faculty members who are joining… Read more
Patrick Rosenburg (EdD candidate in Language & Literacy) has been named the inaugural recipient of Ann S. Ferren Research Fund in Education Award. The Ferren Research Fund provides support for… Read more