Prof. Early Sol Gadong, a faculty member of the University of the Philippines High School in Iloilo (UPHSI), is the next Faculty Regent of the University of the Philippines (UP).
Prof. Gadong’s two-year term will begin on January 1, 2025, as the sole representative of the faculty on the UP Board of Regents, the highest decision-making body of the UP System.
The UP Board of Regents confirmed on Nov. 18. 2024, the results of the Faculty Regent Election held on Nov. 20-21, 2024.
Her plan of action as Faculty Regent is grounded in the collective wellness of the UP community and the Filipino people.
Prof. Gadong is a UP Artist II, one of the Ten Outstanding Women of Iloilo City for 2024, and a four-time recipient of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature.
She also served as the President of the All UP Academic Employees Union – Iloilo Chapter from 2017 to 2022. (Carlson Alelis, IPO)
