Mishka Zena

Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 1:00 am Eastern Time
Memo from Gallaudet Board Chair re MSCHE and presidential search
Board of Trustees
COLLEGE HALL
800 FLORIDA AVE. NE
WASHINGTON, DC 20002-3695
April 1, 2008
Dear Campus Community:
As you know, the Middle States Commission on Higher (MSCHE) requested
that Gallaudet submit a status report that documents
the University’s work on meeting its accreditation standards and the
progress [...]

Jordan wasn’t invited to DPN-20 Gala, as reported by several sources.
Yet Gallaudet University is funding the Jordan Chair in Leadership
I’ve been pondering over the irony ever since.
During the protest, Jordan renounced DPN publicly, stating that he never supported DPN in the first place. That declaration was a direct slap to DPN protesters and leaders, along with the Deaf [...]

I’ve read the accusations flying around ever since the BoT announced the extension of Davila’s appointment to December 2009. I thought the speculations about Davila’s extended appointment becoming permanent with no time limits were unfounded. Let’s refresh the history. When Davila was appointed as the interim president, Gallaudet wasn’t placed on an academic probation by its [...]

Reviewing what I covered last year, I was staggered by the sheer volume of the blogs produced, especially in the first half of the year. I eventually gave up adding topics after a while, so this list will suffice for now.  Overall, this should give you a better idea what topics were explored.  Covering the trial [...]

Jane K. Fernandes Tapped as UNC Asheville Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Congratulations, Jane Fernandes!  The first deaf provost at University of North Carolina at Asheville!  Go and read the press release that definitely defines about Jane Fernandes.   
Yes, Fernandes did such a fantastic job that the world heard us last Fall. Gallaudet will never [...]