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PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON DEAFNESS |
POSITION OF THE STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF
OF GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY |
| *** | The appointment of the new president of Gallaudet
University has resulted in an OVERWHELMING vote of
NO CONFIDENCE in the Board of Trustees! |
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DEMANDS
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| 1) | We demand that the Board of Trustees appoint one of the
two deaf finalists as President, Gallaudet University... NOW! |
| 2) | We demand that Jane Basset Spilman resign from the Board
immediately and that a deaf Board Member be elected as chairperson. |
| 3) | We demand that the Board initate the process of changing its
By-Laws to conform with the C.O.E.D.'s reccomendations to Congress of a 51% deaf
member representation on the Board of Trustees. |
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4) | We demand that no student, staff or faculty member
of Gallaudet
University be subject to any reprisals as a result of their standing on
this matter. |
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11:30 am, March 7,
1988 |