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I. King Jordan earned the master’s (1971) and the doctorate (1973) in psychology from UT. He became profoundly deaf as the result of a motorcycle accident at the age of 21. Upon receiving his doctorate, Dr. Jordan joined the faculty of Gallaudet University’s Department of Psychology, from which he had earned the BA in 1970. In 1983 he became chair of the department; three years later he was appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Gallaudet, the world’s only university with all programs and services designed specifically for students who are deaf or hearing-impaired, sought to fill its presidency in 1988, and the board of trustees announced its intention to appoint a hearing person. Gallaudet students, with support from many alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the university, protested the board of trustees’ appointment of a hearing person to the presidency in a weeklong protest called Deaf President Now. The board of trustees reversed its decision and appointed Jordan the first deaf president of the institution since its founding in 1864. He retired from the presid

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I. King Jordan

First deaf president of Gallaudet University

For the King of Jordan, see List of kings of Jordan.

I. King Jordan
In office March 13, 1988 – December 31, 2006
Preceded by	Elisabeth Zinser
Succeeded by	Robert Davila
Born	Irving King Jordan (1943-06-16) June 16, 1943 (age 81) Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Spouse	Linda Kephart (m. 1967)

Irving King Jordan (born June 16, 1943) is an American educator who became the first deaf president of Gallaudet University in 1988 after the Deaf President Now protest. Gallaudet is the world's only university with all programs and services designed specifically for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

After the week-long protest known as Deaf President Now, the Board reversed its decision and named Jordan, one of three finalists for the position, the eighth president of Gallaudet, the first deaf president since the institution was established in 1864.^[1]^[2]

He appears in the 2011 disability rights documentary Lives W

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King Abdullah, the founder of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, will always be held in the pages of history as a unique and monumental figure during the newly emerging era of the contemporary Arab World. Mentor to his grandson, the late King Hussein I of Jordan, Abdullah’s character constituted a blend of the traditionalist and the modern. His public career was predominately forward-looking and modern. This is exemplified by him being one of the first Arab leaders to adopt a system of constitutional monarchy during the early years following the formation of his country, and the need he felt - from his experience - for the participation and representation of his people.
Under the Hashemite banner and his father’s inspiration, Abdullah led the Arab forces of the Great Arab Revolt, with his brothers Ali, Feisal and Zeid against the Ottoman occupational forces. By the end of the First World War, they had liberated Damascus, modern Jordan and most of the Arabian peninsula. Following this conquest, Emirs Abdullah and Feisal assumed the thrones of Transjordan and Iraq re