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August 25, 2025

ETBU Opens William B. Dean, M.D. Center for Language and Literacy Development

East Texas Baptist University celebrated the grand opening of the William B. Dean, M.D. Center for Language and Literacy Development with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Synergy Park in downtown Marshall. ETBU faculty, staff, students, and community members gathered Friday afternoon to dedicate the new clinic, which began serving clients on Monday, August 25.

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August 4, 2025

East Texas Baptist University set to open the William B. Dean, M.D. Center for Language and Literacy Development

East Texas Baptist University is proud to announce the opening of the William B. Dean, M.D. Center for Language and Literacy Development, a no-cost clinic offering speech-language pathology services to the East Texas community. Located at Synergy Park in downtown Marshall, the clinic will begin serving clients on Monday, August 25, providing care for individuals of all ages with communication, language-literacy, speech, and cognitive challenges.

East Texas Baptist University receives grant from Dean Foundation for new William B. Dean, M.D. Center for Language and Literacy Development

September 3, 2021

East Texas Baptist University receives grant from Dean Foundation for new William B. Dean, M.D. Center for Language and Literacy Development

The Dean Foundation has gifted East Texas Baptist University a grant of $500,000 to create the William B. Dean, M.D. Center for Language and Literacy Development. The Dean Center encompasses an expansion of ETBU’s downtown campus learning center at the Marshall Grand for the new Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program and the enhancement of the University’s student-focused Learning Support Services program.