Teaching positions in higher ed?

[dancedementia]

Hey there! I've always been interested in teaching at the college level as well.... how feasible is it to hold an actual student affairs position (like, an Assistant Director position) and also be able to teach courses? Is an EdD enough, or do I need the PhD?

Edited March 12, 2016 by dancedementia

[Fleet23]

You can definitely teach with an EdD.

[ZeChocMoose]

On 3/11/2016 at 6:28 PM, dancedementia said:

Hey there! I've always been interested in teaching at the college level as well.... how feasible is it to hold an actual student affairs position (like, an Assistant Director position) and also be able to teach courses? Is an EdD enough, or do I need the PhD?

This depends on the program.  You'll have to bring an expertise that is outside of the core faculty's subject areas.  Courses that I typically see adjuncts teach are history of higher ed and higher ed law usually because that is not well aligned with most faculty's research interests.  What class do you think you want to teach?  If it is a core class of the program - that seems unlikely.  Usually adjuncts can teach special topics courses if they have connections to the program and there is student demand for the course.

EdD or PhD is not the relevant distinction here.  It is about leveraging your experience as a Ass't Director in Student Affairs to teach X course and hopefully X course is something that students want to enroll in and doesn't overlap with the other courses that are offered.

Edited March 14, 2016 by ZeChocMoose