It hadn’t. Instead, the board of trustees chose the only hearing candidate, Elisabeth Zinser, vice chancellor of academic affairs at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

The film chronicles the week of turmoil and transformation that followed the announcement of Elisabeth Zinser as president. (DiMarco is a Gallaudet alum.) ...

Not only did the protests lead to the resignation of the appointed president, Elisabeth Zinser, but also the stepping down of Jane Bassett Spilman, chair of the board of trustees of the university.

The events depicted in “Deaf President Now!” — a documentary revisiting the 1988 protest by students at Gallaudet University that led to the selection of the school’s first deaf president ...

The film has, as it must, a villain. And it isn’t Ms. Zinser. “Deaf people are not ready to function in a hearing world,” were the words attributed to Jane Bassett Spilman, the chair of ...

Instead, the board of trustees chose the only hearing candidate, Elisabeth Zinser, vice chancellor of academic affairs at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Outraged, Gallaudet ...

The person they chose, Elisabeth Zinser, did not know sign language. In the end, the protest arguably reached its apex not on the grounds of the school but on national television.

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It includes footage from ABC’s “Nightline” that aired during the 1988 protests and features Hlibok alongside Elisabeth Zinser, the hearing woman appointed university president.

‘Deaf President Now!’ Review: Spirited Doc Communicates Why a Turning Point for Deaf Rights Still Matters The passionate film depicts game-changing protests at Gallaudet University that argued ...

It hadn’t. Instead, the board of trustees chose the only hearing candidate, Elisabeth Zinser, vice chancellor of academic affairs at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

The events depicted in “Deaf President Now!” — a documentary revisiting the 1988 protest by students at Gallaudet University that led to the selection of the school’s first deaf president ...