To: Gallaudet University, President Alan Hurwitz
Suspended for Signing a Petition
Reinstate Dr. McCaskill. A citizen’s right to participate in our democratic process is at the core of our system of representative self-government.
Why is this important?
A university suspended a senior university official when it was learned that she had signed a ballot petition giving Maryland voters the right to vote on recently passed legislation that redefines marriage in the state. Dr. Angela McCaskill serves as Gallaudet University’s chief diversity officer, and is according to the university’s web site the first deaf African American woman to earn a Ph.D. from Gallaudet.