'Deaf President Wow!': How 4 Students Kept Control of Gallaudet Movement.

DeLoughry, Thomas J.

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'Deaf President Wow!': How 4 Students Kept Control of Gallaudet Movement.

DeLoughry, Thomas J.

Chronicle of Higher Education, v34 n28 pA13-14 Mar 23 1988

The Deaf President Now Council at Gallaudet, which orchestrated the demonstrations at the school, had 12 adult and 4 student members, but the student members ran the protests. Nonviolent protest tactics learned in a civil-rights course inspired the students. (MLW)

Descriptors: Activism, Administrator Selection, Civil Rights, College Presidents, College Students, Deafness, Demonstrations (Civil), Higher Education, Student College Relationship, Student Participation

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