Academics

EXHIBIT “B”

RESOLUTION #2

To be presented to the University Faculty meeting

on March 9, 1988 by

RESOLUTION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

FROM THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY

THE GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY FACULTY WISHES TO MAKE IT KNOWN TO

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TO THE STUDENTS OF GALLAUDET

UNIVERSITY AND TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE THAT WE SUPPORT THE

EFFORTS OF THE STUDENTS AS WELL AS THEIR FOUR DEMANDS, TO

WIT,

#1. THAT THE SEVENTH PRESIDENT OF GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY BE

HEARING IMPAIRED.

#2. THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GALLAUDET

UNIVERSITY, JANE BASSETT SPILMAN, RESIGN FROM THE BOARD

OF TRUSTEES OF GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY.

#3. THAT THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF

GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY BE CHANGED AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE

TIME SO THAT A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD BE COMPOSED OF HEARING

IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS.

#4. THAT NO PENALTY BE IMPOSED UPON STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF

OR ADMINISTRATORS (friendly amendment)

OF GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY, INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY, FOR

THEIR SUPPORT OF OR PARTICIPATION IN THE NONVIOLENT

DEMONSTRATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABOVE CAUSES.

Robert Carl Johnson,

Professor of Mathematics

Documents related to the 1988 DPN protest

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