Travis Haigler
American Sign Language and Psychology, BS
Spanish minor
Film Production minor
Human Services minor
Graduated in 2022
Travis Haigler (he/him/they/them) chose Northeastern because it is one of the few East Coast colleges that offers an American Sign Language program, while still providing opportunities to explore other interests. Since their sister graduated from NU in 2010, they were familiar with the university and knew it would support their interdisciplinary academic interests. Travis’ double major advanced his work to promote linguistic access for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.
Travis organized and facilitated a collaborative workshop between the Northeastern Black Student Association and Latinx American Student Organization, to discuss Afro-Latinx identity.
Their first co-op experience consisted of two part-time jobs—Program Assistant at the Center for Intercultural Engagement and Research Assistant at the Phonology & Reading Lab.
Travis studied abroad in Costa Rica and Greece, then did an exchange program in Washington, D.C. at Gallaudet University, which is specifically for the deaf and hard of hearing community.
He took The Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change with Professor Rebecca Riccio, where he engaged in tough conversations on social change.
Travis was the Public Relations Chair for the Interpreting Club where they managed social media accounts and ensured all awareness posts were captioned and had image descriptions for accessibility.
“Northeastern connected me with very cool like-minded, but different-interested people. Having people who want to change the world in some way and who have perfected their craft and their area in which they want to do.”
Travis hopes to pursue a graduate education that will solidify a long-lasting career in the non-profit world, specifically doing work in and around social justice.
