Mishka Zena

——Original Message——
From: trustees@gallaudet.edu
To: trustees@gallaudet.edu
Sent: Jun 19, 2007 12:36 PM
Subject: A message from Board Chair Pamela Holmes
Signature: Gallaudet University
Board of Trustees
COLLEGE HALL
800 FLORIDA AVE. NE
WASHINGTON, DC 20002-3695
June 19, 2007
Dear Board of Trustees members, President Davila, and community stakeholders:
In February 2007, I advised the Board and administration that due to increasing and demanding job obligations and changes [...]

Some people are under the impression that the listserv known as GallyNet-L has closed down. On the contrary, GallyNet-L is still alive and operating on a different server.
As some people already know, approximately a month ago, Davila contacted John Yeh and informed him that GallyNet-L was operating on the server provided by his company, which Yeh wasn’t [...]

5/25/2007 
 Folks:
Here’s tribute to Dr. Michael Moore, a very student-centered individual and a very dear friend of mine and my family.
I first met Mike through my late father, Sandy Ewan, some years ago when I was a graduate student and Papi was a consultant to the University as Executive Director of the Bison Booster Club.  I have come to know him better over the [...]

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2680
Phone: 267-284-5000 Fax: 215-662-5501 www.msache.org
January 13, 2007
Dr. Robert Davila, President
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002-3695
Dear Dr. Davila: I am writing on behalf of the Middle States team that visited Gallaudet University on January 10-12, 2007, first to thank you and your colleagues again for [...]

“Q. I understand that at times you have been frustrated with the coverage of the Gallaudet situation over the past few months in the media. Could you comment on that?
A. I feel strongly about that. You are right on that point. I do believe that the media was one-dimensional in reporting on the protest issues, [...]

From New York Times: 
But those [arrested] students might face job-related consequences if they work at the Clerc Center, where Gallaudet helps develop teaching strategies for deaf children, said Mercy H. Coogan, a university spokeswoman.
Mr. Davila’s announcement also does not preclude the possibility of university-related sanctions against students who might have been involved in the protests and [...]

Gallaudet Will Not Punish Student Protesters
School for the Deaf Upgraded to “Adequate” in Federal Review
By Susan Kinzie
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 6, 2007; 4:38 PM  
Gallaudet University president Robert Davila said in a message to the
campus today that the more than 130 protesters who were arrested last
fall, when the campus was shut down by people angry [...]

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: 
Gallaudet’s academic review has been upgraded from ineffective to adequate. However, the OMB continues to be highly critical of Gallaudet’s performance.  
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/expectmore/summary/10003306.2006.html
NO ADDITIONAL PUNISHMENT:
President Davila:
I don’t speak in public about individuals who are going through the judicial system. Each individual is dealt with on a case-by-case basis because those are the requirements of our judicial system. The [...]

As you may have heard, MSA blasted the BoT, faculty members and students for their roles during the Unity for Gallaudet protest. MSA claims closing the university for three days was ‘an act of violence”, and BoT was remiss in ousting Fernandes.
I enquired as to the handling of MSA after DPN. After all, during DPN, the protesters [...]

I wore many different hats as a blogger…doing investigative reporting, news reporting, commentaries and analyses, including frequent updates on Unity for Gallaudet Protest.
I started listing my best blog posts, but was promptly bogged down by sheer number of posts. I’ve made over 700 posts during the protest last fall.  Some days during the protest, I’ve entered ten posts or more. This [...]