Gallaudet Protest 2006
In 2006 the Gallaudet University Board of Trustees selected Jane
Fernandes to be the next president of Gallaudet. This action sparked an
outburst at the university. Here's some coverage of that event and its
aftermath.
Here's the beginning of our coverage AFTER the Board
decided to rescind Jane Fernandes' contract.
Here's a quick summary of what's happened through October
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May 2006 - Deaf
community roars over president
May 2006 - Is Deaf
University President not 'deaf enough'?
May 2006 -
Signs of change at Gallaudet
May 2006 - Gallaudet and
Deaf People in 21st Century
May 2006 - The
Gallaudet Protest Continues
June 2006 - Gallaudet's Fernandes wants
all state deaf schools closed down, protesters say
July 2006 - Fernandes responds to
allegations
July 2006 - Gallaudet's Fernandes continues to evade
issues in public comments, per Brian Riley
July 2006 - Some of the folks who are opposing the nomination of Jane
Fernandes as the next president of Gallaudet University claim that she
wants to close all Deaf schools. Here with a
rebuttal to that argument is Steve Laracuente.
July 2006 - Here's Leonard Hall with his
thoughts on the situation.
July 2006 - Early Gallaudet Board of Trustees
Meeting Piques Interest
September 2006 -
Student Protests Continue
October 2006 -
Protesters Renew Fight Over Choice of Gallaudet
President
October 2006 -
Fremont, CA
Gallaudet Alums Protest Fernandes
October 2006 -
Gallaudet students allege campus police brutality
October 2006 -
Police Try to Restore Order at Gallaudet
October 2006 - Sixth Open Letter to the Gallaudet
University Board of Trustees, Administration, Supporters, and Interested
Persons from NAD
October 2006 - Protests on Campus Increase
October 2006 -
Standoff at Gallaudet
October 2006 -
Gallaudet Closed Today; Protests Continue
October 2006 - Student
Rebellion Boils Over At Gallaudet
October
2006 - Open Letter to I. King Jordan
October
2006 - Here's
a very interesting interview with Jane Fernandes from the current issue of
"Hearing Loss"
October
2006 - Jordan
Orders Campus Reopened
October
2006 - Gallaudet
Reopens With Protesters Still At Front Gates
October
2006 - Many Ways of Being Deaf by Jane
Fernandes
October 2006 - Open Letter from Leaders
of 1988 Deaf President Now Movement
October 2006 - Gallaudet
Faculty Opposes Incoming College President
October 2006 - Open
Letter from Dr. Robert Davila
October 2006 - Interview
with I. King Jordan
October 2006 - Turmoil at
Gallaudet Reflects Broader Debate
October 2006 - From
Gallaudet to Capitol, a March in Step With History
October
2006 - Should
Gallaudet Give in to the Mob?
October
2006 - Press Release from Gallaudet University FSSA
Coalition
October
2006 - Protest
at Gallaudet: By, and for, the Few
October
2006 - Not Deaf Enough . . . And Not Hearing
Enough
October 2006 - ACTA Says Gallaudet Board
Should Stand Firm
October 2006 - Gallaudet
Rescinds Fernandes Appointment
October 2006 - As
Tents Come Down, Protesters' Sense of Victory in Ouster Of Incoming
President Contrasts With Some Officials' Concerns
October 2006 - Requiem for Gallaudet University
October
2006 - Gallaudet's Loss
November
2006 - Does University Governance Require the
Removal of Gallaudet Trustees?
November 2006 - Gallaudet
is isolating its deaf students
November 2006 - Radicalism
in the Deaf culture
November 2006 - HLAA
Statement on Gallaudet Board Action
November
2006 - Board Chair and Senator McCain Resign
from Gallaudet Board
November 2006 - Gallaudet
Is Roiled by Charges That Academic Standards Have Been Compromised
November
2006 - Trustees
Seek Student, Faculty Input Before Leadership Search
November
2006 - Deaf to Reason
November
2006 - Gallaudet's Interim President Selection Process
November
2006 - Thoughtful Questioning of the Gallaudet Situation
November
2006 - Are
Gallaudet Protesters Advocating Discrimination?
November
2006 - Interviews
for Interim President Begin
December
2006 - Protests at Gally: Do We Know What They
Were All About?
December 2006 - Gallaudet
Committee Recommends Three Candidates for Interim President
December
2006 - Gallaudet
Interim President Candidates Named
December
2006 - Gallaudet
Accrediting Decision Put Off
December
2006 - Open Letter to Jane Fernandes by
Gallyprotest
December 2006 - Gallaudet
University names Robert Davila interim president
December
2006 - The Changing Views of Deafness
December
2006 - Gallaudet protesters could face
disciplinary action
December 2006 - Gallaudet
Protesters May Demonstrate over Disciplinary Action
December
2006 - Gallaudet
Interim President Meets Approval of Deaf Community
January
2007 - Jordan
Leaves Gallaudet With Painful Goodbye
January
2007 - Cops
Did Not Use Excessive Force During Gallaudet Protests
January
2007 - Deaf
Culture and Gallaudet - By I. King Jordan
February
2007 - Interview
with Jane Fernandes
February
2007 - Gallaudet Won't Punish Arrested
Protesters
February 2007 - Healing
Gallaudet - An Interview with Interim President Robert Davila
April
2007 - Identity
Politics Gone Wild: The Deaf culture wars at Gallaudet
October 2007
- Gallaudet Board of Trustees appoints six new members
October 2007 - Gallaudet enrollment figures show a
changing student body
October 2007 -
A Year Later, Gallaudet Faces Challenging Future
February 2008 - Shades of Political Golem Put Gallaudet
University at Risk
March 2008 - Gallaudet's First Deaf President Not
Invited to Anniversary Celebrations
October 2008 -
Gallaudet Considers a More Open Campus