Question

What events lead to the first deaf president being elected at gallaudet university known as?

Answer 1

It led to a protest known as the Deaf President Now (DPN)
 - A student protest that began in March 1988 in Gallaudet University when the Board of Trustees appointed a hearing person over the deaf candidates as its seventh president. The protest ended when all demands were met that includes the appointment of a deaf person, I. King Jordan.

Answer 2

Answer: The Deaf President Now Movement.  

Explanation:

In 1988, Gallaudet University was the only university on earth created for deaf and hard-of-hearing people. When the Board of Trustees elected Elizabeth A. Zinser, a hearing person as president instead of the deaf applicants, students took control of their campus.

Their main request was a Deaf president to head Gallaudet, and as a result, Dr. I. King Jordan was appointed as president.