Deaf President Now

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Across
  1. 2. At first, Dr. I. King Jordan announced his __________ for the newly selected Gallaudet president, Dr. Zinser.
  2. 5. The students planned a __________ to the United States Capitol.
  3. 9. The number of recognized student leaders in the Deaf President Now protest was __________.
  4. 13. Sharing power; gaining power over one’s life; acting on issues one views as important is __________.
  5. 15. Deaf President Now was a civil __________ victory for deaf people.
  6. 16. __________ is a large meeting of people for a cause or to take action.
  7. 17. __________ is the middle name of the first deaf president of Gallaudet University.
  8. 18. By Monday morning, the students had __________ the Gallaudet campus and locked the gates.
  9. 21. Dr. Jordan was the __________ of the College of Arts and Sciences in 1988.
  10. 23. The student protest began in the month of __________.
  11. 25. Students at Gallaudet and other deaf individuals reacted with __________ when the board of trustees picked Dr. Zinser.
  12. 26. Dr. Jordan changed his mind and announced his support for the __________ and a deaf president for Gallaudet University.
Down
  1. 1. The board of trustees selected Elizabeth A. __________ as the seventh president of Gallaudet University.
  2. 3. To make objections; to take action against some event or condition is to __________.
  3. 4. On __________, Dr. Zinser announced her resignation as president of Gallaudet University.
  4. 6. A government major in college; he now works for the Community Services for the Deaf.
  5. 7. Jerry __________ was a government major; today he is director of the Illinois Commission of the Deaf.
  6. 8. __________ was a student leader majoring in government and currently works at the California School for the Deaf in Fremont.
  7. 10. The students wanted Dr. Zinser to __________ from her position as president.
  8. 11. Students also demanded more deaf people on the Gallaudet __________ of trustees.
  9. 12. Ms. Spilman resigned from the board of trustees and Mr. __________ was appointed president of the board.
  10. 14. __________, a national TV new program, asked Greg Hlibok, Marlee Matlin, and Elizabeth Zinser to explain their views.
  11. 18. __________ was the last name of one of the two deaf finalists for the presidency of Gallaudet University.
  12. 19. The Deaf President Now protest lasted __________ days.
  13. 20. __________ is the acronym for Deaf President Now.
  14. 21. The students met with the board of trustees and demanded a president who was __________.
  15. 22. __________ was the national TV news network that selected Greg Hlibok as the most important person in the country for the week of March 7, 1988.
  16. 24. __________ was the last name of the Gallaudet Student Body Government president and student leader of Deaf President Now.
  17. 25. On __________, March 13, the Board of Trustees announced that Dr. Jordan was the new president of Gallaudet University.
  18. 27. The president of the Gallaudet board of trustees in 1988 was __________.