LibGuides: Faculty Hiring Resources: Mentoring

Resources on Mentoring

Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research. (n/d). Culturally Aware Mentoring Resources. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Culturally aware mentoring are mentoring practices in which mentors recognize their own culturally shaped beliefs, perceptions, and judgments and are cognizant of cultural differences and similarities between themselves and their mentees.
Deanna, R., Merkle, B.G., Chun, K.P. et al. (2022). Community Voices: The Importance of Diverse Networks in Academic Mentoring. Nat Commun 13, 1681
Diversified mentorship is essential to break systemic bias and make effective retention efforts
Gumpertz, M. (2017, November 1). Retention and Promotion of Women and Underrepresented Minority Faculty in Science and Engineering at Four Large Land Grant Institutions. PLOS ONE.
Women continue to be severely underrepresented among STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematical science) faculty and “faculty of color remain underrepresented and their achievements in the academy almost invisible” .
Han, I., & Onchwari, A. J. (2018). Development and Implementation of a Culturally Responsive Mentoring Program for Faculty and Staff of Color. Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, 5(2), 1-26..
The benefits ofhaving a diverse faculty and staff in institutionsof higher learning is well documented, yet the recruitment and retention of diverseemployees notoriously remains a revolving door, especially in predominantly white institutions (Guenter-Schlesinger & Ojikutu, 2009; Turner, Gonzales, & Wood, 2008; Vandelinder & Brannan, 2016).
National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. (2019.) The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM.
There are ways to establish, develop, and manage your mentorship program and activities. This site lays out key research and examples to help improve mentorship for both mentors and mentees and their organizations—and establish a culture of effective and inclusive mentorship.
Tillman, L. C. (2018). Achieving Racial Equity in Higher Education: The Case for Mentoring Faculty of Color. Teachers College Record, 120(14), 1–18.
Racial equity is directly related to several issues in higher education: increasing campus-wide racial diversity, increasing the pipeline of tenured faculty of color, and increasing the retention rates for faculty of color.
Zambrana, R. E., Ray, R., Espino, M. M., Castro, C., Douthirt Cohen, B., & Eliason, J. (2015). “Don’t Leave Us Behind”: The Importance of Mentoring for Underrepresented Minority Faculty. American Educational Research Journal, 52(1), 40–72.
This study provides a roadmap for shifting how we engage with URM faculty and strategies and knowledge to assess the effectiveness of mentoring to increase the retention of URM faculty.