Hailing from Virginia, Tika Wallace is earning her B.A. in International Studies with a minor in Black Deaf Studies from Gallaudet University!

Tika’s time at Gallaudet was filled with moments that deeply shaped her perspective — like diving into a course on the Black Deaf experience taught by a Black Deaf professor, and exploring the wide range of identities in her Psychology and Deaf People class.

She shared space with Deaf students from both hearing and Deaf families and walked away with a deeper understanding of community, identity, and connection.

Now, Tika is heading into her next adventure with insight, purpose, and pride. Let’s give her a grand send-off!

#GallaudetUniversity #BlackDeafStudies #DeafEd  #Classof2025

Video Description: Tika Wallace stands outside on the Gallaudet campus, with a grassy field and brick building in the background. They have brown hair in wide braids styled behind their head. They wear glasses and a dark blue t-shirt that says, “Class of 2025 / I’m out / Gallaudet University”. A lower third reads, “Tika Wallace / B.A. in International Studies / Black Deaf Studies Minor / Virginia”. Tika signs for the camera.
 
Transcript: My favorite parts of my academic experience? 
 
One, taking a class taught by a Black Deaf teacher about the Black Deaf community. That was amazing. 
 
Two, a psychology class. The Psychology and Deaf People. Everybody in the class had different experiences. Some were Deaf from Deaf families. Some were Deaf from hearing families. There were two hearing students, including me. Seeing all the different experiences and backgrounds and learning from that really impacted me.