Deaf President Now!

What does DPN stand for?

Deaf President Now

Name the four demands that the protesters presented to the board:

No punishment for anyone involved with the protests

Jane Spilman resigns

Elisabeth Zinser resign and deaf president selected

51% deaf majority on the board

T/F The DPN supporters believed that the time had come for a hearing person to run the world’s only university for the deaf and hard of hearing students.

FALSE

How many of the finalists for the president position were HEARING

One

What announcement ignited the DPN protest?

They announced that Zinser as the 7th president of the university; she was the only hearing person running (and won)

Name the three candidates for the position of President of Gallaudet

Elisabeth Zinser

Dr. I King Jordan

Harvey Corson

Name the four students that emerged as student leader in the protest

Greg Hlibok

Bridgetta Bourne

Tim Rarus

Jerry Covell

What date was a crucial date in the history of DPN because it was the day of the first fully organized rally?

March 1, 1988

Approximately____________ University students, elementary and high school students from the University’s College Programs, staff, faculty, alumni, and members from the local Deaf Community participated in the rally.

1,000-2,000

T/F Jane Spilman supposedly said, “Deaf people are not able to function in a hearing world”

TRUE

The University’s became the headquarters for the protest and DPN Council.

Field House

Where did the DPN protest happen?

Location: Gallaudet University

City: Washington D.C.

was named Gallaudet’s 8th and first deaf president?

Dr. I King Jordan

T/F The protest was violent, except for not obtaining march permits for all marches, and the protesters did not respect the law

FALSE

Who became the new chairperson for the Board of Trustees after DPN?

Phil Braven

It was sated, “Deaf people can do anything hearing people can do EXCEPT “

“Hear”

\--- Dr. I King Jordan