He teaches both undergraduate- and graduate-level coursework, which include Introduction to Deafness, Curriculum and Methods for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students, and Language Development and Literacy for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students. Other responsibilities center on supervision of field experiences as well as academic advising. Kurt also organizes and coordinates the Silent Gatherings, an experience designed to enhance RU students’ sign language skills as part of their four-level American Sign Language (ASL) course sequence.