His successor was narrowed to three final candidates—the two that were eliminated were Ronald Stern and Stephen Weiner; Jane Fernandes was named president.
However, many of the protesters objected to Fernandes by claiming that she lacked the charisma needed to lead the global deaf community.
Ryan Commerson, LaToya Plummer, Leah Katz-Hernandez, and Delia Lozano-Martinez were Faculty, Students, Staff, and Alumni (FSSA) spokespersons.
Eventually the students seized the Hall Memorial Building (HMB),[2] and locked it down in order to prevent any classes from resuming and force the university administration to the negotiation table.
[4] Marking a historical moment in Gallaudet history, 133 protesters were arrested for civil disobedience by the 6th Street gate on October 13, now known as "Black Friday."
King Jordan to the reluctant DC police, who tried to avoid as much involvement with the arrests because, in their words, "Those students aren't doing anything wrong."
[5] National Association of the Deaf's president Bobbie Beth Scoggins of Kentucky cut her vacation short and flew in to declare NAD's support of the students' demands.
[7] This article was the catalyst in shaking the Board of Trustees up and creating unease in their firm stand to not condone the protest for the first time.
[12] He was formally installed on May 9, 2007, during a ceremony that included a speech by D.C. Congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, who spoke positively of the 2006 protest.
On June 29, 2007, in the aftermath of the controversy over the university's presidency, Gallaudet was temporarily placed on probation by its accreditation organization, the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.