System-shifter: Holly Joshi MA ’16, EdD ’22, Director of Violence Prevention for the city of Oakland, says she “would have never gone after this job if I hadn’t had the learning experiences I had at Saint Mary’s. " / Photo by Francis Tatem
WATCH: They Earned an EdD at Saint Mary’s. Here's What Happened Next.
As Saint Mary's Doctorate in Educational Leadership (EdD) celebrates 30 years, its faculty and alumni share what makes this program so impactful.
What happens when leaders gain the tools to see systemic inequity and the courage to address it? The answer, of course, is never just one thing.
But as graduates of Saint Mary’s Doctorate in Educational Leadership (EdD) for Equity and Social Change can tell you, the outcome is always powerful. Hosted by the Kalmanovitz School of Education (KSOE), the three-year, hybrid doctoral program is designed for working professionals across education, nonprofit, government, and beyond who are ready to ask bigger questions and transform their organizations and communities.
As the EdD program celebrated its 30th anniversary, we took the opportunity to ask faculty and alumni to share their experiences. We spoke with Monique Lane, PhD and Tangela Blakey Reavis, PhD, co-directors of the program, about the action the EdD inspires. We also sat down with graduates who are working to make change, like Holly Joshi MA ’16, EdD ’22, Director of Violence Prevention for the city of Oakland; Adam Clark ’96, MA ’99, EdD ’16, Superintendent of Mt. Diablo School District; Calvin Monroe, EdD ’22, Regional Coordinator of the Umoja Community Education Foundation; and Lindsay Wisely ’04, MA ’09, EdD ’23, Director of Educational Services in Antioch Unified School District.
“It’s not enough to only understand where systemic injustice lies,” Dr. Reavis said. “Now that you know that there are inequities within systems, what are you going to do about it?”
