DHSI Workshops Applications

DHSI Reclaiming Pedagogy, Community, and Student Success

Faculty Development Programs

Spring 2026

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Application Deadline for Culturally Responsive Pedagogies: Thursday, January 15, 2026 by 11:59 PM PST

Application Deadline for Learning Communities: Thursday, January 15, 2026 by 11:59 PM PST

Workshop Overview

The focus of this Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (DHSI) Title V grant's overarching goal is to promote a culturally responsive campus climate with student-centered practices that lead to student completion and post-enrollment success.

TWO PROGRAM OPTIONS:

Two asset-based pedagogy and curriculum exploration programs will equip faculty with tools for creating positive, engaging learning environments that honor students' cultural histories and create a sense of place for them.

*Faculty are able to participate in both CRP and LC workshops, if they choose.

Option 1: Culturally Responsive Pedagogies Workshop

The Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Pedagogies program will be held from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM in a hybrid modality and will meet the following Fridays: 01/30 (in-person), 02/06 (online-synchronous), 02/20 (in-person), 02/27 (in-person), 03/13 (in-person).

This spring program builds on each consecutive session and requires a commitment to attend all sessions, complete feedback forms, and apply an aspect of the trainings in your curricular design or implementation.

Participants will receive a stipend of $800.00 upon completion of the program.

This program series will allow faculty to explore how they can connect to themselves and, by extension, to students at an HSI. We will explore how to teach and learn with our students through self-reflection, dignity, and integrity through student-centered praxis rooted in collaborations and community-building.

Key themes covered in the workshops are:

Introduction to culturally relevant/ sustaining pedagogy
Storying ourselves and connecting with our students through counterstorying and strategic vulnerability
Leveraging Concealed Stigmatizing Identities (CSI) through asset-based approaches
Decolonial Pedagogy and Self-Care
Capstone: Reflections and sharing our syllabi or assignment redesigns/ approaches

Application Deadline: Thursday, 11:59 PM, January 15, 2026.

Dates	Location// Workshop Time: 10am - 12pm
01/30	In-person Location: Community Room - Library North B131
02/06	Online - Synchronous Zoom link will be provided on Canvas Shell
02/20	In-person Location: Community Room - Library North B131
02/27	In-person Location: Community Room - Library North B131
03/13	In-person Location: Community Room - Library North B131

Option 2: Learning Communities Faculty Development Program Series

The Learning Communities program will be from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM in an in-person modality and will meet the following days: 01/30, 02/13, 02/27, 03/13, and 05/01.

This program builds on each consecutive session and requires a commitment to attend all sessions, complete feedback forms, and apply an aspect of the trainings in your curricular design or implementation.

Participants will receive a stipend of $800.00 upon completion of the program.

The learning communities program will bring faculty as a collaborative groups to reflect, share ideas, and support each other in improving their teaching and their students’ learning. Grounded in the belief that educators are knowledge-builders, the program guides faculty in connecting theory to practice through workshops on archival research, leadership, wellness, and strategies for integrating Los Angeles as a place and community into their courses through meaningful, place-based learning.

In this program, faculty are expected to apply the concepts learned into one Spring 2026 course aimed at 1st–3rd year students, with priority admission given to general education instructors.

Application Deadline: Thursday, by 11:59 PM, January 15, 2026

Workshop Dates:

Date	Location// Workshop Times: 2pm-4pm
01/30	In-Person Location: Music Building - room 213
02/13	In-Person Location: Music Building - room 213
02/27	In-Person Location: Music Building - room 213
03/13	In-Person Location: Music Building - room 213
05/01	In-Person Location: Music Building - room 213