A Gallaudet Doctoral Student's Response to the Protest

The minority group of people at Gallaudet University is becoming more and more vocal about the disastorous protest. Many are voicing concerns that they are the ones being severely marginalized and pushed out of the picture simply because they objected that their education was getting interrupted by the protest during the middle of mid-term examination week, no less. Or that they never supported the protesters' tactics or their reasons. Many do support the Board of Trusteees' decision. Many on the other hand simply support Dr. Jane K. Fernandes. Many simply wanted to continue with their education uninterrupted and don't really care who becomes president of Gallaudet University. Whatever the reason, these are the minority number of them, which isn't exactly so small, that are now beginning to step forward and take the bull by the horns and do something for a change.

One letter written by a teacher at Gallaudet that I posted earlier explains that feeling and now we have another "letter" written by a PhD psychology student at Gallaudet with her own in-depth review of the whole protest deal including the ASL and SimCom discussion that might prove surprising.
And then we have an up and coming one-week old coalition of concerned students banding together to form a group called, what else, "Concerned Students for Gallaudet".

Yesterday marked exactly one week that Concerned Students for Gallaudet has been up and running and we have over 75 members. While that is not a huge number compared to the 1,800 students on campus it’s a remarkable start for a group that is only one week old.

We have received over 200 signed petitions by students, staff and faculty members in support of our cause and the numbers are growing daily. The last time I posted here I talked about how I was moved to act because I could no longer stand idly aside while Gallaudet University struggled.

I'm sure a website or blogsite about this new organization will pop up soon enough. If you want to join or be on their email contact list, contact gallystudents@yahoo.com.

Hat tip: C.S.