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- March 6th, 1988
- NEW PRESIDENT OF GALLADET UNIVERSITY: ELISABETH ZINSER
- Elisabeth: Hello everyone I am your new president.
- March 6th, 1988
- Greg Hilbrok: How can you have a hearing president of a deaf school?
- Jerry Covell: I don't understand. What can we do to change this?
- Day 2:
- March 6th. 1988 Elisabeth is nominated the new president of Galladet University, tells all the students she is well educated and will be a great school leader.
- Day 3:
- DEAF PRESIDENT NOW!
- Greg and Jerry wanted a deaf president for their school. Elisabeth was hearing and did not sign. This upset all the students so they started a protest.
- Day 4:
- The four demands we want 1) deaf president to be selected and Zinser to be resigned; 2) the chair of the Board of Trustees (Spilman) to be resigned 3) at least 51% of the deaf members on the Board of Trustees 4) no reprisals against any protestors.
- The students began to lock down the school. Tehy protested going to class and put busses in front of the gates so no one could get in.
- Day 8:
- There were four students that had led the protest and they were Bridgetta Bourne, Greg Hlibok, Jerry Covell and Tim Rarus.
- Elisabeth Zinser came to Washington D.C. thinking she could stop it. She, Dr. I King Jordan, and the four student leaders met at a hotel for a personal meeting together.Student leaders tried to convince Zinser to step down. But she refused. Then the protest went on.
- All the wishes of the students were met. Spilman had resigned Bravin was named the next chair of the Board of Trustees. This protest changed deaf past present and future.
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