The 20th season will conclude on Tuesday, March 23, with Nyle DiMarco, deaf activist and winner of 鈥淒ancing with the Stars鈥� and 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Next Top Model.鈥�
Nyle DiMarco
黑料不打烊鈥檚 premier speaker series, the University Lectures bring to 黑料不打烊 audience members and the larger public notable guest speakers of exceptional accomplishment who share their diverse global experiences and perspectives. The series was created through, and is supported by, the generosity of alumnus Robert B. Menschel 鈥�51, H’91. Media sponsor for the University Lectures is .
The lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET and be presented in an interview-style format. Following public health guidance due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the lecture will be virtual and viewable via Zoom webinar. Audience members will be able to submit questions for consideration as part of the experience, time permitting. Those attending should register in advance at to receive the Zoom link. Communication Access Real-Time Translation and American Sign Language interpretation will be available.
DiMarco will be interviewed by Kate Corbett Pollack, coordinator for SU鈥檚 Disability Cultural Center (DCC). The lecture is co-sponsored by the DCC and the Barnes Center at the Arch.
DiMarco is a deaf activist and ambassador for the deaf community. He won the mirror ball trophy on ABC鈥檚 鈥淒ancing with the Stars鈥� (Season 22) and was the last model standing on The CW鈥檚 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Next Top Model鈥� (Cycle 22).
Born into a multigenerational deaf family, he is an honorary spokesperson for Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids (LEAD-K) and founder of the Nyle DiMarco Foundation, which works to improve the lives of deaf people around the world. DiMarco produced the 2018 return to Broadway of 鈥淐hildren of a Lesser God鈥� and was a creative collaborator on The ASL App, developed by native deaf signers to teach conversational American Sign Language.
With a passion for language, literacy and advocacy within the deaf community and beyond, DiMarco shares his barrier-breaking story as a deaf man who has risen above stereotypes to take the world by storm. Believing that his deafness is 鈥渁n asset rather than a limitation,鈥� he builds a bridge between the deaf and hearing by shining a light on not only the struggles, but also the triumphs of the deaf culture.
