The protest was a movement that came together by students, faculty and staff, as well as the community to reach their goal, which was to get a Deaf President. Protestors believed that it was time to have a President that understood them; their culture, and they believed it was only right for a Deaf person to run the worlds only Deaf University for students. When the university was noticed that Elisabeth Ann Zinser was to be the University’s first non-hearing president, this is when the protesting began. The students of Gallaudet University were very upset and passionate about the decision of the university getting a president who was not deaf. So the students and supporting staff shut down the campus. Protesters barricaded gates, burned effigies, and gave interviews to the press demanding four specific concessions from the Board. The point of the protest was to unite and strengthen students and staff. The need for a deaf president was
The protest was a movement that came together by students, faculty and staff, as well as the community to reach their goal, which was to get a Deaf President. Protestors believed that it was time to have a President that understood them; their culture, and they believed it was only right for a Deaf person to run the worlds only Deaf University for students. When the university was noticed that Elisabeth Ann Zinser was to be the University’s first non-hearing president, this is when the protesting began. The students of Gallaudet University were very upset and passionate about the decision of the university getting a president who was not deaf. So the students and supporting staff shut down the campus. Protesters barricaded gates, burned effigies, and gave interviews to the press demanding four specific concessions from the Board. The point of the protest was to unite and strengthen students and staff. The need for a deaf president was