Spring 2025 Adjunct Faculty LDSH 625-01 Equity, Creativity, Belonging and Liberation

Description

Assistant/Associate Adjunct Faculty in the Master of Arts in Leadership program: LDSH 625-01.

Founded in 1863, Saint Mary's is a residential campus nestled 20 miles east of San Francisco in the picturesque Moraga Valley. Based in the Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts traditions, Saint Mary's currently enrolls more than 4,000 students from diverse backgrounds in undergraduate and graduate programs. The De La Salle Christian Brothers, the largest teaching order of the Roman Catholic Church, guide the spiritual and academic character of the College. 

As a comprehensive and independent institution, Saint Mary’s offers undergraduate and graduate programs integrating liberal and professional education. Saint Mary’s reputation for excellence, innovation, and responsiveness in education stems from its vibrant heritage as a Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts institution. An outstanding, committed faculty and staff that value shared inquiry, integrative learning, and student interaction bring these traditions to life in the 21st century. The College is committed to the educational benefits of diversity.

Qualifications

LDSH 625-01 - Equity, Creativity, Belonging and Liberation (6 Units)

Dates/Times: March 24 - June 8

Class meets in person at beginning and end only; meets online between March 24 - June 8, 2025.

Opening In-Person: March 29 - 30, 2025 (9 am to 5 pm), and June 7-8, 2025

Meets online between March 24-Jun 8, 2025, except in dates listed for In - Person meetings.

(Online: 5 mtgs @ 2 hrs/ea synchronous plus asynchronous engagement); Closing In-person: June 7-8, 2025 9AM-5PM

Workload:

Workload is 3.0 units. This course will be co-taught

Salary: $6,480 - $10,008, per one three unit course, dependent on qualifications. The salary range for this position is covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the College and SEIU, Local 1021, available here

Course Description:

We live in an ever complex and interconnected global environment. In our multicultural society, one of the cornerstones of effective leadership is the capacity to engage differences creatively and support the flourishing of followers. More recently there has been a shift in how differences are understood and worked with - a shift that takes us into territory of belonging, to work towards equity creatively, in ways that are liberating. To truly understand differences requires a willingness to move across a line, or boundary, which defines that difference. The starting point is increasing understanding of one’s own dimensions of difference, often a difficult and disorientating task as we rarely notice “the water in which we swim.” Learners will examine their own histories and social identities and how these inform the lenses through which they approach cultural differences. They will be exposed to a variety of conceptual models and practical communication skills, which will allow them to make meaning of and engage effectively across differences to engage in bridging. Through review and discussion of articles of authorities in the field, they will gain a deeper understanding of the complexity of the diversity issues in the United States. They will then connect this learning to their practice of leadership.

Faculty Requirements:

• Experience teaching online/hybrid courses

• Experience working with learning communities with adult learners

• Experience with deep equity, inclusion and belonging work, Deep understanding of social identity development; cross cultural competency; and systems thinking. This knowledge should encompass both personal and structural perspectives.

• Capacity to facilitate challenging/charged conversations about social identity and white supremacy

Must be a California resident.

Application Instructions

Applicants to all available course sections who are members of the Saint Mary’s College bargaining unit or agency fee payers covered by the agreement with SEIU 1021, who have previously taught the course or LDSH 225 and who have been determined qualified through the process outlined in Article 10, have only the following application requirements:

- Indicate interest via application to the posting

- Complete the SMC Per Course Adjunct Faculty Questionnaire to identify as a Saint Mary’s College bargaining unit faculty member or agency fee payers covered by the agreement with SEIU 1021

- Indicate preferences if there are multiple sections

Please apply online at ht