Events

February 2009

Lincoln, Clerc and the Design of the World
Presentation by Dr. Douglas Baynton, guest lecturer
February 11, 2009, 4 pm
Sorenson Language and Communication Center Atrium
Supported by the President's Office and the Office of the Provost

April 2009

Actions Louder Than Words: Abraham Lincoln and His Advocacy for Deaf People
A presentation by Dr. Harry Lang, guest lecturer
April 3, 2009, 1 pm
Sorenson Language and Communication Center Atrium
Sponsored by Office of the Provost, Gallaudet University Alumni Association, and GUAA Laurent Clerc Cultural Fund
Followed by:
Tree planting in honor of President Abraham Lincoln
Remarks by Dr. Harry Lang, Green Gallaudet, and the Student Body Government
2:30 pm in front of Chapel Hall
Supported by Office of the Provost, Gallaudet University Alumni Association, and GUAA Laurent Clerc Cultural Fund

Other events

President Lincoln and Kendall Green's Legacy
University Deaf Library Collections and Archives Exhibit
Merrill Learning Center
February 9, 2009 -
Open during regular library hours

Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration
Gallaudet University Library Multimedia Display
Merrill Learning Center
February 11 - 20, 2009

Turn a Page Together (TAPT) Book Discussions
sponsored by Multicultural Student Programs, Office of Diversity and Equity for Students
• Big Enough to be Inconsistent: Abraham Lincoln Confronts Slavery and Race by George M. Fredrickson (Fall 2008)
• The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics by James Oakes (Spring 2009)