September 16, 2005
Gallaudet's First Deaf President to Step Down; U. of California-San Diego Turns to City's Greeks to Endow 3 Chairs in Greek History
TIME'S UP: The first deaf president of Gallaudet University, I. King Jordan, has announced that he will step down on December 31, 2006. He was also the first deaf American college president.
Mr. Jordan, who is 62, became Gallaudet's president in March 1988, after the Board of Trustees' decision to hire a new president who was not deaf sparked protests by students and alumni that shut down the institution. The board's choice for the job, Elisabeth A. Zinser, resigned after four days,
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