Employment

Smith College is dedicated to promoting learning, teaching, scholarship, discovery, creativity and critical thought. In addition, the college is committed to creating an inclusive, equitable, and accessible educational community founded on the free and open exchange of ideas. In service of our mission, we are called to reflect on our past and present to build a more just and inclusive future. Our Policy on Tenure and Promotion states, “Excellent teaching includes a commitment to fostering an equitable and inclusive community of learners,” and service valued by the college may include “building equitable and inclusive intellectual community in other ways both formal and informal.”

This statement is your opportunity to show how you will be able to work with Smith students. The total undergraduate student enrollment in fall 2024 was 2549 of which 33% identify as domestic students of color, 14% are international, 17% are first-generation, and 60% receive need-based aid. Students are also diverse in terms of age, ability and disability, religion, and veteran status, among other dimensions of identity.

Please respond to, at least, the first question. You may also respond to the second.

• Describe your pedagogical practices that foster an inclusive learning environment for diverse student populations. You may define teaching broadly to include curriculum, pedagogy, or climate, and teaching that occurs inside and/or outside the classroom setting.
• In what ways have your experiences shaped your perspectives, behaviors or actions about or towards others, and what did you learn from these experiences?

Thank you for taking the time to provide this information.