LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY TROY, NY director of institutional diversity, equity, and inclusion Education at Emma isn’t limited to the classroom— it’s woven into the fabric of our community. With students from around the world and across the and faculty and staff with a wide breadth of life experiences, you will broaden your perspective the moment you walk onto campus. leadership opportunity

Emma Willard School, a distinguished boarding and day college preparatory school for girls in grades 9–12, in Troy, , seeks a dynamic, empathetic, and courageous Director of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to inaugurate this important role and lead throughout the school community for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Understanding the significance of this occasion, the As an authentic community fueled by respect entire community is committed to and compassion, Emma Willard has engaged forging the link between DEI and excellence. in powerful self-reflection and listening over the last year. In response to the country’s The founding Director of Institutional Diversity, reckoning over injustice and systemic racism, Equity, and Inclusion will have an institution-wide the Emma Willard community dedicated time impact, function at the senior leadership level, and to hear directly from current students and report directly to Head of School, Jenny Rao. With alumnae who bravely shared experiences of partnership from the administrative team, the Director hurt and harm both past and present. There is will work to establish a DEI lens in all sectors of commitment in every sector of the community the school including finance, admissions, hiring, to strengthen the school’s culture of equity curriculum review, evaluation, advancement, and and inclusion. The school has committed to strategic visioning. Along with the school’s Assistant becoming fully inclusive in every way, with Director of DEI, the Director of Institutional recent productive professional learning focusing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will build a team on racial justice and gender inclusiveness. The to support the needs of students for dialogue and inaugural Director of Institutional Diversity, community as well as the needs of faculty in terms of Equity, and Inclusion is a crucial step towards professional and program development. fully realizing this commitment. Strategic Priorities/Opportunities • Partner with school leadership to participate actively in the investigation and resolution of for the Director of Institutional complaints of discrimination and/or cultural insensitivity Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • Partner with school leadership to create and implement processes that balance individual • Establish an inaugural position in DEI accountability and a safe climate for raising • Create and sustain an antiracist and gender- concerns and seeking support inclusive culture and environment • Interact with students and embrace the lifestyle of • Support the efforts to include all voices and heal a the school community, both past and present • Increase the diversity of faculty and staff through Qualities of the Director of Institutional hiring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• Develop institutional accountability metrics to The Director of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and evaluate progress on cultural and systemic change Inclusion is a seasoned practitioner, community- in DEI builder, and strategic-thinker who is excited about • Partner with academic and student life leadership building deep ties within an engaged community and the Assistant Director of DEI, to lead DEI that is eager to expand its knowledge and skills. initiatives in academic, residential, and student life The Director of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and programs Inclusion is someone who has demonstrated success in leading strategic initiatives for anti-racism and • Creatively partner with the Assistant Director DEI work, as well as a track record of effective of DEI in the work of service learning and collaboration with students, faculty, staff, and community engagement by exploring possibilities administrators for organizational change. for connection and engagement with community organizations throughout the Capital Region The Director can expect to engage with all constituencies to provide learning opportunities for DEI, as well as guide the community through ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS both uncomfortable conversations and times of deepening and celebrating community. Students • Serve as a member of the Senior Administrative seek an advocate who speaks from a place of Team authenticity, thereby encouraging others to be their whole selves at school. The professional • Develop and facilitate awareness training sessions and parent communities at Emma Willard to build skills in cultural competence with faculty are eager to draw on an inspiring leader who and staff will activate partnerships and institutional leadership throughout the school. The Director • Create avenues for DEI learning and relationships of Institutional DEI should be both patient and with students, parents, and alumnae insistent in seeking change; passionate about the power of equity, diversity, and inclusion; and • Maintain communication with the stakeholders clear that neither a school nor the education it with regard to institutional accountability metrics provides can achieve excellence without equity. the position

The Director will need to be a savvy builder of culture and an effective partner in helping articulate the school’s vision. This thought-partner for the Head of School and the senior administrative team will set priorities, build programming, and leverage collaboration. The Director of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion must be approachable and flexible and an effective builder of relationships in order to help the entire community grow in inclusiveness and competency. Excellent communication and presentation skills, experience in curriculum and instruction, and familiarity with adolescent development are also requisites. Having a sense of humor and the ability to find joy in working in a boarding and day school setting is essential.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree with significant professional experience required; Master’s or doctoral degree preferred

• DEI programming experience in an educational setting

• Experience leading and facilitating difficult conversations and restorative practices

• Experience attracting and hiring diverse talent

• Experience mentoring marginalized and/or first- generation student and adult populations

• Experience supervising and evaluating faculty

• Experience in curriculum and instruction

• Familiarity with adolescent development

• Compassion, high EQ

• Extraordinary communication skills: written, verbal, and empathetic

• Strong interpersonal skills THE SCHOOL New York, renamed it Troy Female Seminary, authored textbooks, and led her school to become successful and Founded in 1814, Emma Willard School is America’s respected. With the enthusiasm and financial support oldest and most distinguished non-sectarian college of alumnae, the school was renamed for its founder preparatory boarding and day school for girls in in 1892 and moved to its new campus on Mount Ida, grades 9–12. Known for its academic rigor, the school its current home in 1910. Emma Hart Willard’s bold promotes intellectual curiosity and disciplined study and courageous spirit continues to define and inspire habits through a broad and challenging curriculum in Emma Willard School today. the humanities, social sciences, sciences, mathematics, technology, and visual and performing arts. The school The Students taps into the rich resources of New York’s Capital Region to provide extensive off-campus research Emma Willard’s 360 students typically reflect about opportunities, internships, experiential learning, and 60% boarding students and 40% day students from community engagement programs. approximately 24 states and 36 countries around the world. Emma students are bright, strong, engaged, and History thoughtful future leaders. They enter selective colleges and know their passions and priorities. Though gender roles were strongly enforced in post- revolutionary America, Emma Hart Willard opened a The Faculty and Staff boarding school in her home in Middlebury, Vermont in 1814, after having the good fortune of being Emma Willard’s teachers and staff are talented, encouraged in academic pursuits by her father. Her dedicated, and devoted to the school. Most have vision from the start at Middlebury Female Seminary advanced degrees such as a Masters or doctorate was that girls should receive an education equal to in their discipline. They play a key role in guiding boys and so she created a rigorous curriculum that students through their academic and social lives included mathematics, natural history, and science. She during their time at Emma. Faculty and staff provide spent her career educating girls and lobbying various personalized support and give positive encouragement state lawmakers to gain financial support for female every single day. Approximately 75 percent of the education. Along the way, she moved her enterprise to faculty reside on campus in houses and apartments. the school

Campus 360 students (225 boarding, 135 day) The school sits upon 137 beautiful acres on Mount Total Enrollment, Fall 2020 Ida, above the city of Troy. Of the 30 buildings, three of the oldest are in the impressive collegiate neo- 53 Gothic style and designed by the Olmsted Brothers. There is a modern art, music, and library complex. (plus 10 residential) Athletic facilities include a gym with two indoor Total Faculty and Staff tennis courts, full facilities for fitness training and aerobic dance, a weight room, an aquatics center 6:1 housing a competition-size pool, three large playing Student-Teacher Ratio fields, and an all-weather track. The Hunter Science Center houses laboratories and classrooms for 45% chemistry, biology, physics, and mathematics. The of Students receive Financial Aid campus is well-known to movie buffs who may have noticed it was the setting for The Emperor’s Club with $4.6 million Kevin Kline and Scent of a Woman with Al Pacino. Financial Aid Budget

Geography MISSION Located in Troy, New York, Emma Willard School is near New York State’s capital, Albany, and the Emma Willard School proudly . It is easily accessed from New York fosters in each young woman City, Boston, Philadelphia, and Montreal. The a love of learning, the habits region around it is known as the Capital Region, of an intellectual life, and encompassing the cities of Albany, Schenectady, Troy and their environs. Nearby universities include SUNY the character, moral strength, Albany, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Skidmore, and qualities of leadership to , and Union College. serve and shape her world. procedure to apply

Emma Willard School offers competitive compensation and an attractive benefits package in a stimulating and dynamic academic community. 12 The School encourages candidates from under- represented groups and individuals who have demonstrated experience with diverse populations SEARCH CALENDAR who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their research, March 12, 2021 teaching, and/or service to apply. We seek to identify, Applications Due recruit, and develop employees who bring a diversity of experiences, perspectives, talents, and backgrounds. April 1–2, 2021 Emma is an equal opportunity employer. Semifinalists Interviews

Interested candidates must submit the April 8–9 & 12–13 2021 Finalists Interviews following materials confidentially via http://bit.ly/Emma-Director-of-DEI in one PDF April 23, 2021 attachment that includes in the following order: Announcement • Cover letter expressing interest in the Emma Willard School Director of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion position • Current résumé • Statement of educational philosophy and practice which expresses who you are and how you connect to this work (no more than 2 pages) • List of three references including name, title, phone number, email address, and professional relationship (references are contacted only with the candidate’s permission)

Please email any questions to [email protected] or by phone to Namita Tolia at 415-579-2141.