University reinstates diversity officer suspended over gay ‘marriage’ stance
WASHINGTON, D.C. , January 9, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Gallaudet University has reinstated its chief diversity officer, Angela McCaskill, after she was suspended last year for signing a petition to allow voters the opportunity to nullify a state law allowing same-sex “marriage.” McCaskill’s reinstatement was announced Monday in an e-mail to students, staff and faculty from university President T. Alan Hurwitz . “This has been a period of reflection for all of us,” wrote Hurwitz. “I am deeply appreciative of the time you have taken to communicate your views, of the clearly heartfelt manner in which you have expressed those thoughts, and of the overall maturity you have shown in your willingness to consider the differing views others may hold.” Angela McCaskill Hurwitz did not provide a reason for McCaskill’s reinstatement in the email he sent out, and the university has refused to comment further on the matter, citing legal concerns. McCaskill’s attorney, J. Wyndal G