Khadijat Rashid

Khadijat Rashid is currently Provost at Gallaudet University. In the course of her career at Gallaudet, she has served as Chair of the Department of Business, Chair of the University Faculty and the Faculty Senate, and Dean of the School of Education, Business and Human Services, and Dean of the Faculty before assuming her present role in Summer 2023. In 2010, President Obama appointed her as a White House Fellow, where she worked closely with senior government officials. She also was appointed by the Maryland governor to serve on the board for the Maryland School for the Deaf from 2008-2014. Dr. Rashid has published scholarly articles and book chapters and is the co-author of Citizenship, Politics, Difference: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan African Communities (2015). She has presented widely, including at the World Bank, the United Nations, the State Department, the US Agency for International Development, the World Federation of the Deaf, and the White House. She has a PhD in International Relations with specializations in economic policy and development from American University and an MBA from the University of Maryland. Dr. Rashid is a proud alumna of Gallaudet University, Class of 1990.