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Gallaudet board considers 3 finalists for interim president - Examiner.com
The nation's premier school for the deaf announced three finalists for the position of interim president Wednesday - a search that became necessary after Gallaudet University revoked its incoming president's contract in response to student protests.
The university's board of trustees will meet this weekend to choose a leader for the next 1 1/2 to two years while the school conducts a separate search for a permanent president, spokeswoman Mercy Coogan said. The board will announce its choice Sunday.
The three candidates are Robert Davila, a former assistant secretary of education who worked at Gallaudet for 17 years in teaching and administrative positions; William Marshall, chairman of the university's department of administration and supervision; and Stephen Weiner, a professor in the department of communication studies. All three men are deaf.
The interim president will not be considered for the permanent position, Coogan said.
Students and faculty members protested for weeks - at times shutting down the university - over the appointment of former provost Jane Fernandes to the president's post. The board revoked her contract in October.
The protesters said Fernandes was a divisive leader who would not be able to address the school's lack of diversity, declining enrollment and low graduation rates. Fernandes had refused to resign and said some people didn't consider her "deaf enough" because she didn't learn American Sign Language until she was in her 20s and relied on lip-reading through much of her education.
The nation's premier school for the deaf announced three finalists for the position of interim president Wednesday - a search that became necessary after Gallaudet University revoked its incoming president's contract in response to student protests.
The university's board of trustees will meet this weekend to choose a leader for the next 1 1/2 to two years while the school conducts a separate search for a permanent president, spokeswoman Mercy Coogan said. The board will announce its choice Sunday.
The three candidates are Robert Davila, a former assistant secretary of education who worked at Gallaudet for 17 years in teaching and administrative positions; William Marshall, chairman of the university's department of administration and supervision; and Stephen Weiner, a professor in the department of communication studies. All three men are deaf.
The interim president will not be considered for the permanent position, Coogan said.
Students and faculty members protested for weeks - at times shutting down the university - over the appointment of former provost Jane Fernandes to the president's post. The board revoked her contract in October.
The protesters said Fernandes was a divisive leader who would not be able to address the school's lack of diversity, declining enrollment and low graduation rates. Fernandes had refused to resign and said some people didn't consider her "deaf enough" because she didn't learn American Sign Language until she was in her 20s and relied on lip-reading through much of her education.
