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Day 8: Sunday March 13

Board of Trustees members who had gone home after the announcement of Zinser's selection as president the weekend before, returned to Washington for an emergency meeting to discuss what to do next. They met all day.

In the evening, Phil Bravin and Jane Spilman hosted their last press conference to state that:

  • Spilman had resigned
  • Bravin was named the next chair of the Board of Trustees
  • A taskforce would be set up to determine the best way to achieve a 51% deaf majority on the Board
  • No reprisals ... and
  • Dr. I. King Jordan was named eighth president —and first deaf president— of Gallaudet University.

It was all over. In eight emotional, action-packed days it was over....

 
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