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Deaf Culture

Deaf President Now!

"Deaf President Now!" summarized the student protests of March 1998, of the appointment the 7th hearing President of Gallaudet University.

This video was very moving; it showed students fervently campaigning for the removal of the newly appointed hearing President of Gallaudet University Mrs. Zinser. The Gallaudet community felt it was time to have a deaf President. The protest spanned nearly a week, there were no classes held as students took to the streets to protest the appointment Zinser. The Gallaudet community even went so far as to create mock dolls of Zinser and burn them in the streets. I doubt they wanted her dead but that was just how strongly they felt about her removal and the placement of a deaf person as President of the school. I wasn't shocked when the Board gave in to the students' demands. Zinser finally resigned making way for a deaf man to be appointed as President. Initially, thought the students were overreacting; but I begin to see parallels between the women's movement and the civil rights movement and realized that when women and minorities fought for equality, many people believed they too, were overreacting. I was reminded that you can't judge someone, because you don't understand what it is like to walk a mile in their shoes.

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The appointment of a deaf President to the students would have legitimize deaf people, without a deaf President the message was sent that deaf people somehow weren't good enough to be leaders. But as a little boy pointed out in the video that having a hearing President didn't adequately serve the deaf community at Gallaudet since a hearing President could never "share the same experience" as a deaf person.

The questions I have after watching this video are:

What happened to Zinser after she resigned?

What happened to the first hearing President, Dr. Jordan? Where is he now?

I was able to locate information or Dr. Jordan. Dr. I. King Jordan, Gallaudet's first deaf President served as President from 1998-2006, he resigned in 2006. He currently serves on the Commission on Presidential Scholars. He was appointed by President Obama and is an international renowned speaker. Dr. Jordan also received numerous awards throughout his career including: the Presidential Citizen's Medal, the Washingtonian of the Year Award, the James L. Fisher Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the Distinguished Leadership Award from the National Association for Community Leadership.….....

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