Here's How to Effectively Mentor Diverse Students
- Source: University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School
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- Best Practices for Mentoring Relationships
Graduate education is continually evolving. Content and practices have changed over the decades, and so have the students. The combination of women, students from historically underrepresented groups, international students, LGBT students, students with disabilities, and students with children constitutes the majority of graduate students in the United States. The diversity of individuals in graduate education means what is worth preserving and transmitting and what is rooted in assumptions about homogeneity and should be adapted or discarded needs to be examined.
Research on the role that social identity plays in an individual’s ability to succeed in graduate school indicates that there are issues that call for attention and thoughtfulness on the part of mentors.
Consider how the following might play into how you mentor current and future students.
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