From Gallaudet University....she resigns!!!

Ok. Not her. In fact it was Celia May Baldwin who resigned her position today from the Gallaudet Board of Trustees as Chairperson. Wrong person that the Deaf community was hoping for. One of the reason why she resigned?

I simply could not ignore the numerous aggressive threats I have received over the past weeks.

Congratulations FSSA and the rest of the "She doesnt' say 'Hi' " protesters crowd. And protesters hit it big with Foxnews "Deaf Enough?". Well, that's what the world will be seeing you as anyway. Wait til the press picks up the ominous "numerous aggressive threats" comment made by Celia May Baldwin. They'll simply eat that one up.

The FSSA quickly issued a rebuttal/clarification in response to Baldwin's resignation letter:

The first of your errors is your statement that the voting body that considered proposed resolutions at the meeting on May 8th was the Faculty Senate. In fact, it was a special meeting of the full University Faculty, not the 21-member Senate. Professor Mark Weinberg, Chair of the University Faculty, reports that 145 full-time regular faculty were in attendance and voting, out of a possible 220. This is the highest number of faculty members who have attended a University Faculty meeting in recent history.

It wasn't even a Faculty Senate vote in the first place (ie "non-binding") unlike some of the few other bloggers (like here, here and here) who insisted on calling it a Faculty Senate vote. But the FSSA's responded to the incorrect labeling of the "Faculty Senate" vote by Celia May Baldin in this letter here. However! Note in the 2nd line of Baldwin's letter from last night, she mentioned "University Faculty". Compare that to the "Re: Resolution of No Confidence by the Faculty Senate" near the heading of her letter. I think the "Faculty Senate" could be a faux pas on her part when she clearly meant "University Faculty" seen in the written portion of the letter addressing the vote of no confidence in the Board that was passed by the University Faculty.

I dunno. Kind of hard to believe she would actually address them as the "Faculty Senate." Maybe something will clear up later on.


Previous blogs on Gallaudet University's selection of Dr. Jane K. Fernandes.

I King Jordan's Freudian Slip? Or Right brain Left Brain Language Interference?

60 Percent of Gallaudet Faculty Members Shows up for Votes of No Confidence at Gallaudet University

"Not Deaf Enough" - Newsmax reports.

The Unspoken Side of RDPN Gallaudet Protest

Associated Press Delivers....More Media Cover Gallaudet Protests

Hearing the Other Side "Vigilant Ally" for Deaf Culture Dominance at Gallaudet?

Not Acceptable! When Protesters Terrorize other Deaf People

Unity for Gallaudet? For Whom?

RDPN Protesters Continue to Grasp Straws

Deaf Protest Soon to Turn Violent at Gallaudet University???

Doh! Is Washington Post Clueless - electronic petition has value?

Washington Post Live Chat with Dr. Jane K. Fernandes

Deaf Quote Heard Around the World - "She doesn't say 'hi'."

IKJ Supports BoT Decision, Student Protesters Get Bogged Down Again?

A Real Deaf President Now Protest Continues....

The Selection of Dr. Jane K. Fernandes - a Rush Job?

Did the "Really Deaf President Now" Protest Fizzled Yesterday?

We Must have a Really, Really, Really Deaf President Now