Bergen Community College

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Oscar Winner and Deaf Rights Activist
Marlee Matlin
To Kick Off Deaf Awareness Week at
Bergen Community College

Oscar winner and deaf rights activist Marlee Matlin will speak in the Gymnasium, Monday, December 6, 11:45 a.m. at Bergen Community College, 400 Paramus Road, Paramus, New Jersey. This event, free and open to the public, is part of the “Distinguished Speaker” series sponsored by The Office of Student Life, and is also part of the College’s Deaf Awareness Week events. For more information about this event, please call the Center for Collegiate Deaf Education by voice telephone at 201-447-7844, or by TTY at 201-612-5325.

Marlee Matlin received worldwide critical acclaim for her motion picture debut in "Children of a Lesser God," a performance the film community chose to recognize in 1987 with its highest honor – the Academy Award for Best Actress. In addition to her extensive film and television career, Ms. Matlin wrote a novel for children entitled "Deaf Child Crossing" in 2002, and is a national spokesperson for the American Red Cross.

Bergen Community College is a public two-year coeducational college, enrolling more than 14,000 students in associate degree programs, and certificate programs. Classes are offered days, evenings, weekends, and online. More than 10,000 students are enrolled in non-credit, professional courses through the Division of Continuing Education, the Institute for Learning in Retirement, and the Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center, located at 355 Main Street, Hackensack. Information about the College is available aon this Web site or by phoning the Welcome Center at 201-447-7200.