News & Events

For hearing or deaf, signing has big impact on study abroad experience

Students and alumni from the Education of the Deaf program visited iconic landmarks and experienced Deaf culture in the  TWU Global Perspectives in Deafness in Europe study abroad trip to France and Belgium. 

Gilman scholarship supports study abroad opportunities

Eight Texas Woman’s students recently returned from unique TWU Education Abroad faculty-led trips, thanks in part to scholarships from the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship program.

LEGO camp enhances STEM, language skills

Eighteen children from ages 5 to 13 – and with varying hearing capabilities – took part in a unique weeklong summer camp at Texas Woman’s University that uses LEGO building pieces to teach youngsters science-related concepts while at the same time honing their communication skills.

After loss, graduation has special meaning for mom, daughter

Katelynn Sparkman’s life instantly changed when her husband was killed in a car accident. She was now a widowed mother with the challenge of working a full-time job on top of going to school full-time. Despite the loss, Sparkman is walking at the May commencement ceremony with her cohort and will graduate in August.

Mehta recognized by national group

Jyutika Mehta, PhD, professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Oral Health and director of the Stroke Center - Dallas, received the Kenneth Viste, Jr., MD Memorial Lectureship Award at the 2023 American Society of Neurorehabilitation (ASNR) Annual Meeting on March 15 in Charleston, S.C.