Quiz 22 : Deaf President Now

Question 1

When and where did DPN take place?

Answer 1

1988 at Gallaudet University, Washington DC

Question 2

When was the university established?

Answer 2

By an act of Congress in 1864 to serve the Deaf.

Question 3

When and why did the protect begin?

Answer 3

March 6, 1988 when the Board of Trustees announced its decision to appoint a hearing person as its 7th president

Question 4

When did the protest end?

Answer 4

March 13, 1988

Question 5

Why did the protest end?

Answer 5

With the appointment of I. King Jordan, a deaf person

Question 6

When was GU established and by who?

Answer 6

1864 by Thomas Hopkin Galluadet’s youngest child, Edward Miner Gallaudet

Question 7

When did deaf students at Gallaudet being campaigning for a deaf president?

Answer 7

When Jerry C. Lee, who had been president since 1984, resigned in 1987

Question 8

The motivation behind the protest for DPN was not simply about the current election but about what?

Answer 8

Uniting and strengthening deaf students, faculty, and staff

Question 9

Students supporting the selection of a deaf president participated in the large rally beginning when

Answer 9

March 1, 1988

Question 10

For the rally, Gallaudet alumnus ______ underwrote a good deal of the costs of the rally, including bales of flies and thousands of buttons that read “Deaf President Now”

Answer 10

John Yeh

Question 11

What was held on March 5, 1988

Answer 11

A candlelight vigil

Question 12

The Board of Trustees, which was made up of a majority of hearing members, considered what 3 finalists from these 3 universities:

1. University of North Carolina
2. Galluadet’s Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
3. Superintendent at the Louisiana School of the Deaf

Answer 12

1. University of North Carolina- Elisabeth Zinser
2. Gallaudet’s A&S dean of students- I. King Jordan
3. Superintendent of Louisiana School for the Deaf-Harvey Corson

Question 13

What was Elisabeth Zinser’s job? Hearing or deaf?

Answer 13

Assistant chancellor of University of North Carolina at Greensboro, shes hearing

Question 14

Was Harvey Corson deaf?

Answer 14

Yes

Question 15

The drive behind this protest was not based solely on the initial selection of a new hearing president; the need for a deaf president began when deaf advocacy groups and organizations did what?

Answer 15

Made it clear well in advance that they wanted a deaf president with letter-writing endorsement for the cause

Question 16

Despite the public support from letter writing endorsements from people like Vice-President George H. W. Bush, Senators Bob Dole, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, and Lowell Weicker, the board of trustees said what?

Answer 16

Mainstream society was not on board with the idea of a deaf person as an executive leader of a University

Question 17

On March 6, 1988, the Board announced the selection of who to be the university’s 7th president?

Answer 17

Elisabeth A. Zinser

Question 18

Why was the selection of Elisabeth A. Zinser met with so much opposition?

Answer 18

She was the only hearing candidate out of 3

Question 19

The protesters had 4 demands:

1. The immediate resignation and selection of who?
2. The immediate resignation of who, which was the chair of what?
3. The reconstitution of the Board of Trustees to do what?
4. No reprisals against who?

Answer 19

1. The resignation of Elizabeth Zinser and the selection of a deaf president
2. The immediate resignation of Jane Bassett Spilman, chair of the Board of Trustees
3. The reconstitution of the Board of Trustees with a 51% majority of deaf members
4. No reprisals against any students or staff involved in the protest

Question 20

How did students act on Monday, March 7, 1988?

Answer 20

They barricaded the campus gates using heavy-duty bicycle locks and moving buses in front of the gates and let the air in the tires out. Kept people from coming onto campus while forcing the Board to recieve the protesters demands

Question 21

The protesters took their first march to what building? Led by who?

Answer 21

Capitol building

- led by four students, Bridgetta Bourne, Jerry Covell, Greg Hlibok, Tim Rarus

Question 22

What happened on Tuesday, March 8, 1988?

Answer 22

Students continued to rally on campus, burning effigies of Zinser and Spilman

Question 23

What happened on Wednesday, March 9, 1988?

Answer 23

Students refused to allow Gallaudet to reopen after spring break. Wouldnt open the gates until they got a deaf president.

Question 24

Later on the evening of Wednesday, March 9, 1988, what happened?

Answer 24

Hlibok, Zinser, and deaf actress Marlee Matlin were interviewed on ABC new’s “Nightline”

Question 25

What happened on Thursday, March 10, 1988?

Answer 25

Students met with Zinser and she agreed to the demands to remove the board of trustees chair and not blame anyone involved with the protest

Question 26

What kind of help did the protesters get?

Answer 26

• hearing protesters received phone calls from businesses, friends, and anon donations of money food and supplies
• Workers unions

Question 27

Moe Biller was president of what ? and shared his support for the protest

Answer 27

Moe Biller, president of the American Postal Workers Union

Question 28

One of the protest’s most important turn of events was delivered in a speech by who that said what?

Answer 28

I King Jordan: “I only have anger towards the decision of the Board. We need to focus the world’s attention on the larger issue. The four demands are justified. Zinser resigned”

Question 29

What happened on Friday, March 11, 1988

Answer 29

More than 2,500 protesters marched on Capitol Hill, holding banners that said “We still have a dream!”

Question 30

On the march on Capitol hill on friday, march 11, the banners said what?

Answer 30

“We still have a dream!”

Question 31

What happened on Sunday, March 13, 1988?

Answer 31

Students/staff celebrated at Gallaudet’s field house when the four demands were met and I King Jordan was selected as president.

Question 32

What is Jordan’s most famous quote?

Answer 32

“Deaf people can do anything hearing people can do, except hear”

Question 33

Who was appointed chairperson of the Board since Spilman had resigned?

Answer 33

Phil Bravin

Question 34

Bravin was the first Deaf chair and was appointed as chair of this following similar protests in 1994

Answer 34

Lexington School for the Deaf