Academic excellence for all

We lead Gallaudet University’s academic mission by providing leadership for teaching, learning, research, and academic programs. We oversee academic policies, support faculty excellence, and foster an environment where students can thrive academically and professionally.

Working across the university’s schools and programs, we advance academic quality, innovation, and collaboration while promoting accessible education. Through partnership with faculty, staff, and students, we help ensure that every academic experience reflects Gallaudet’s mission and prepares graduates for meaningful impact.

Academic and Student Experience Vision Statement

Gallaudet is the premier bilingual multicultural institution of higher education and research for deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind people worldwide. The Gallaudet experience challenges students not only to succeed within existing systems, but to critically examine, redesign, and create innovative pathways for themselves and their communities for lives of purpose and impact. When our students graduate, they will leave with knowledge, skills, critical thinking, and abilities that will allow them to thrive in any profession or occupation, including those that have not been imagined yet.

Why a Gallaudet Education Matters



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Meet the Team

beth gibbons

Associate Dean, Graduate Education

Caroline Pezzarossi

Psychology

Dean of Curriculum, Outreach, Resources and Effectiveness

Amanda Mueller

Special Assistant to the Provost

Poorna Kushalnagar

Psychology

Strategic Research Officer

Amy Malm

Associate Dean, University Library and Archives

Robert Sanchez

Dean, Academic and Career Success

Emilia Chukwuma

Accounting

School Director

Daniel Koo

Psychology

School Director

Lindsay Buchko

Director, Institutional Research

Maribel Garate

Education

Dean of the Faculty

Dakota Daniels

Video Editor

Daniel Lundberg

Chemistry

School Director

Contact

  • Academic Affairs
  • Hall Memorial Building | S400
  • provost@gallaudet.edu
  • (202) 651-5085
  • (202) 250-2071
  • Monday
    8:00 am-4:30 pm
    Tuesday
    8:00 am-4:30 pm
    Wednesday
    8:00 am-4:30 pm
    Thursday
    8:00 am-4:30 pm
    Friday
    8:00 am-4:30 pm