Washington DC: Gallaudet U. Protests Resume Over Presidential Pick

[Harold F. Schiffman]

Forwarded from the Chronicle of Higher Education:

September 7, 2006
Gallaudet U. Protests Resume Over Presidential Pick

Student protests resumed on Wednesday at Gallaudet University, over the
selection of Jane K. Fernandes as the next president of the university for
the deaf. Critics have protested the choice for a variety of reasons,
including her demeanor, her ethnicity, her facility with American Sign
Language, the process that selected her, and the university boards
relations with the campus (The Chronicle, May 1 and May 3). The criticism
extended from alumni to students to members of the faculty, which voted no
confidence in Ms. Fernandes (The Chronicle, May 9). The controversy led to
threats against the boards president, who later resigned (The Chronicle,
May 10).

The protesting students, who numbered in the dozens, according to todays
Washington Post, want Ms. Fernandes to resign, even though she has not yet
fornally taken office, and the Gallaudet board to reopen the search. A
Gallaudet spokeswoman said neither of those things was going to happen.

http://chronicle.com/news/article/947/gallaudet-u-protests-resume-over-presidential-pick

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