I actually did a study on that, being a Galluadet alumnus, that the campus is more liberal than conservative. Even Clinton was there to give a commencement speech for the graduating class of 1994.
http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2004/10/gallaudet-univ-how-liberal.html
Over the years, it had become progressively more liberal. No kiddin. And what was their rallying cry on the campus of Gallaudet University?
with a deep and gravelly voice:
Oppression!
Audism!
Not fluent enough to sign in ASL.
Etc..
(make one up here)...
Galluadet seems to be a strange place. This sort of protest and controversy has been going on there for years and years.
Some in the deaf community say they should develop a separate culture and the hearing folks should reach out and respect that idea. Others say the deaf live in a hearing world and should assimilate, learn lip reading, wear strong hearing aides and go for the cochlear implants if medically possible. The Galluadet radicals favor the first way and reject the second.
Most of us hearing people are neutral and we mostly respond to the deaf who follow the second way. Most Americans are hard pressed to learn Spanish, let alone sign language.
Galluadet was founded to help all deaf, not just one group. They (the radicals) need to compromise a bit.