Gallaudet University Protest In its 124-year history as a deaf college and university, Gallaudet University had never appointed a deaf individual as president. Being the only liberal arts college for the deaf in the United States, Gallaudet University is viewed by many within the deaf community as a symbol of pride. It is extremely difficult (if not impossible) to locate a deaf person in the United States who has not heard of Gallaudet. After making …showed first 75 words of 317 total…

…showed last 75 words of 317 total…in the media with less than a week of protest, the movement successfully achieved all four of their demands: Zinser was removed, and the deaf president I King Jordan took the office. Spilman was also removed. With thousands of protestors marching, the group would surely be classified as collective and based on a common purpose and while the movement was short lived, the effect of the protest and the cause will not soon be forgotten.