Dr. Caroline Solomon, Gallaudet鈥檚 Dean of the Faculty, has been selected for the 2024-2025 class of Drexel University鈥檚 Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES) program. The ELATES program is a national leadership development program designed to promote women in academic STEM fields, and faculty allies of all genders, into institutional leadership roles.

She joins a prestigious cohort of 46 faculty members from over 35 institutions of higher education across the U.S. and Canada. The ELATES Fellows include experts in engineering, mathematics, and science, all of whom have significant administrative experience on top of their scholarly accomplishments. Solomon was nominated by Provost Dr. Khadijat K. Rashid, 鈥�90, for this intensive, yearlong program which pairs online instruction and discussion with intensive, in-person seminar sessions.

Solomon, an accomplished biologist who previously served as Director of the School of Science, Technology, Accessibility, Mathematics, and Public Health (STAMP), has been instrumental in developing several important campus initiatives, including the recent privateSTEM Sign Language Summit.

鈥淚’m excited about the program because it will allow me to broaden my network of like-minded peers and gain the tools I need to be an effective academic leader,鈥� Solomon says.

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