July 13, 2007

Placed on Probation by Its Accreditor, Gallaudet Vows Reform

By KARIN FISCHER

Gallaudet University has been placed on probation by its accreditor, an indication that serious problems persist at the nation's only liberal-arts university for the deaf.

Still, months after protests roiled the university's campus here, some Gallaudet students and alumni say the sanctions, announced last month, may be a blessing in disguise, as the university moves to rethink its mission.

"I was, in truth, glad of it, because Gallaudet is long overdue in moving in the right

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