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ASL Launches Major: Applied Communication and Community Studies
The College of Arts and Sciences is excited to announce the launch of the new undergraduate major in American Sign Language: Applied Communication and Community Studies. The program combines…
Spring 2026 update from the 5S5S Center
Updates from the Buckeye Sign Language and Multimodal Collaborative (5S5S) Overview
We have been quite busy this past year! In two not-quite-completed semesters, we have navigated the changes…
Project Spotlight: ASL Course Redesign
Play the Project Spotlight: American Sign Language video (2 minutes, 33 seconds) to discover how our instructional design team partnered with ASL faculty to transform an American Sign Language…
American Sign Language Elementary-Level Teaching Certificate
New for Spring 2026!! Application deadline: Dec. 1st
Ohio State’s 100% online American Sign Language (ASL) Elementary-Level Teaching Certificate prepares fluent signers and current instructors to…
Marla Berkowitz: Hope Through ASL
Marla Berkowitz is an American Sign Language (“ASL”) instructor at The Ohio State University and Ohio’s only Certified Deaf Interpreter. Focusing on accessibility and service to others, she…
Aces of Trades: OSU Marion lecturer finds her career sign next door
“Emily is a very talented American Sign Language instructor,” assessed Dr. Leslie Beyer-Hermsen, assistant dean at OSU Marion. “She’s very passionate about her subject matter and her enthusiasm…
Ohio State Instructor gains fame during COVID briefings
ASL interpreter who gained fame during COVID briefings raising profile of deaf community
(WSYX) — Things have changed since Marla Berkowitz became a daily fixture in the lives of…
Dr. Joseph Murray Presenting "Deaf Gain: Raising the Stakes for Human Diversity"
Dr. Joseph J. Murray is Professor of American Sign Language and Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University. He is co-editor of Deaf Gain: Raising the Stakes for Human Diversity (2014,…