Brendon M. Soltis

Doctoral Candidate

Teaching (Coming Soon)


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Teaching Philosophy



Teaching Interests

  • Organizational theory
  • Students in postsecondary education
  • Equity and justice in higher education 
  • Critical social theory  
  • Qualitative methodologies
    • General qualitative methods
    • Introduction to qualitative research design
    • Critical qualitative inquiry
    • Case study
    • Document analysis
    • Arts-based / artful methodologies
    • Content analysis

Teaching Experience

ANR 210: Pathways in Integrated Learning
Instructor
Undergraduate level, in-person.
Responsibilities: Developed course syllabus, presented lectures, facilitated class activities and discussions, provided feedback on submitted assignments, and held office hours.

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Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025

   
ANR 310: Integrated Learning Seminar I
Instructor
Undergraduate level, in-person.
Responsibilities: Developed course syllabus, presented lectures, facilitated class activities and discussions, provided feedback on submitted assignments, and held office hours.

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Fall 2023


EDUC 785: Academic Affairs in Higher Education
Course Development Graduate Assistant
Graduate level, in-person.
Responsibilities: Edited and updated the course syllabus, adding current literature, providing summaries of new literature, and proposing ideas for dynamic assignments.

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Summer 2023


EAD 315: Student Leadership Training
Instructor
Undergraduate level, in-person.
Responsibilities: Developed course syllabus and selected required readings and assignments, presented lectures, facilitated class activities and discussions, provided feedback on submitted assignments, and held office hours.

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Spring 2023

Guest Lectures

Reimagining Persistence, Retention, and Success. Guest lecture. EDCG 584: College Student Retention and Success, Counseling and College Student Personnel, California Lutheran University, February 2025. Instructor: Kristine Jan C. Espinoza, Ph.D.

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Universities, Rhetoric, and Racialized Violence. Guest lecture. EAD 965: Diversity and Equity in Higher Education, Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education EdD/PhD, Michigan State University, October 2024. Instructor: Justin A. Gutzwa, Ph.D.

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Multiracial Students in College. Guest lecture. HIGHED 612: Research on Students, Higher Education EdD/PhD, University of Massachusetts, Boston, June 2024. Instructor: Aaron Parayno, Ph.D.

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