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Butler Launches Controversial Online Deaf Education Master's Program

2/10/2026

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Butler University launched an online Master of Education in Deaf Education, funded by a $1.25 million federal grant, prioritizing spoken language and including one ASL class.
David Geeslin, former superintendent of the Indiana School for the Deaf, says the emphasis on spoken language limits options for deaf children.
Butler will offer ASL as a foreign language and an ASL minor, but these will not be part of the master's program.

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Butler University launched an online Master of Education in Deaf Education, funded by a $1.25 million federal grant, prioritizing spoken language and including one ASL class.
David Geeslin, former superintendent of the Indiana School for the Deaf, says the emphasis on spoken language limits options for deaf children.
Butler will offer ASL as a foreign language and an ASL minor, but these will not be part of the master's program.