Archive for the 'Gally Protest' Category

BoT Chairperson: Pam Holmes Resigns and Ben Soukup Takes Over.

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

——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 [...]

GallyNet-L Dead or Alive?

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

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 [...]

Former Interim Provost, Dr. Michael Moore

Friday, June 1st, 2007

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 [...]

MSA Blames Jordan Administration and BoT

Monday, February 19th, 2007

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 [...]

Davila Criticized Media

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

“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 [...]

Protesters:Long-Term Consequences Possible

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

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 [...]

Wash Post: Gallaudet Will Not Punish Student Protesters

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

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 [...]

Gallaudet, Reprisals, and Awards

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

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 [...]

DPN: An Act of Violence

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

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 [...]

2006: Best Blogs of Mishka Zena

Friday, January 19th, 2007

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. [...]