Gallaudet's incoming president terminated (AP/CNN)

[eppur_se_muova]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The board of trustees of the nation's premier school for the deaf voted Sunday to terminate the appointment of the incoming president, who had been the subject of protests.

The vote at Gallaudet University came after a daylong closed-door meeting that followed a month of protests by students and faculty members. Jane Fernandes, the school's former provost, had been selected in May to take office in January.

"Although undoubtedly there will be some members of the community who have differing views on the meaning of this decision, we believe that it is a necessity at this point," the board said in a written statement.

"It has certainly been a difficult and trying time for our Gallaudet community," the statement said. "Now is the time for healing."
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/10/29/gallaudet.president.ap/index.html

[Hawkeye-X]

1. Big win for the students

Now, if they do the search properly and include students in the process, then they will find the right president for Gally!

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[DeSwiss]

4. Agreed...

...they ignored student and faculty surveys which nixed the idea of this appointment. These surveys were conducted to aid in the search and should have been given more weight.

These surveys were instituted because in 1988 there was another protest about the choice of the incoming president. That one was withdrawn too. It would seem that those with the "impairments" at Galludet are mostly on the Board of Trustees.

[mike_c]

2. well, that didn't take long....

:rofl:

[alcibiades_mystery]

3. Wow

That is all.

[greeneyedboy]

5. now let's hope the bylaws are changed to fix the SYSTEM that produced this problem

[lanlady]

6. Gallaudet Board Rescinds Fernandes's Appointment

The governing board of Gallaudet University today revoked the appointment of the school's incoming president, bowing to the demands of students, faculty, staff and alumni whose protests have kept the nation's premier school for the deaf in turmoil for the last month.

The board, meeting in a day-long special session at a hotel near Dulles International Airport, voted to "terminate" Jane K. Fernandes' position as president-designate, and said she would not take over for current President I. King Jordan as planned on Jan. 1.

...more...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/29/AR2006102900533.html?nav=rss_email/components

[MadMaddie]

7. The Power of protest still works and this is a prime example

People need to pay attention to this event.....it is symbolic....

[moondust]

8. Power to the People!

:thumbsup: