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MENTORING DIVERSE STUDENTS – BEST
PRACTICES KRAFT&GOODLIFFE
JULY2018
WHAT DOES MENTORING MEAN TO YOU?
SOME EXAMPLES OF CHALLENGES YOU HAVE HAD WHAT DO WE GAIN BY MENTORING A DIVERSE & INCLUSIVE GROUP OF STUDENTS?
FromBernard&Cooperdock(2018)
EFFECTIVE MENTORING INVOLVES UNDERSTANDING STUDENT’S IDENTITIES, COMMUNITIES, AND GOALS
• Firstgenera=on?• Underrepresented?• WomeninSTEM?
WHAT IMPACTS WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE SEE, AND WHAT MAKES US FEEL INCLUDED?
• hGp://web.jhu.edu/dlc/resources/diversity_wheel/
YOU HAVE RECRUITED STUDENTS FROM A DIVERSE ARRAY OF BACKGROUNDS.
NOW, HOW TO MAKE SURE THEY FEEL WELCOME,
SUCCESSFUL, VALUED AND MENTORED!
MENTORING IS ALL ABOUT RETENTION
”TherejustcameadaywhenIhadtoaskmyself,WhyamIhere?Isitworthit?Hardlyanyonetalkstome.Iknowmostofthem(studentandteachers)don’tthinkI’massmartastheyare.Theydon’tthinkIearnedmyplacehere.Maybetheydon’tevenlikeme.DoIhavetotakethiscrap?”(Johnson-Bailey,2004)
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE RETENTION
• Nega=veclassroominterac=ons• Familyresponsibili=es• Insensi=veins=tu=onalatmosphere• Classschedule• Supportstructurescenteredontradi=onalstudents
• Apathe=cadvisor
IMPORTANCE OF A PEER NETWORK
MentoringisNOTjustaboutthefaculty-studentrela=onship
IMPLICIT BIAS
• Watch:AlanAldaaspartofaScien=ficAmericanVideo:
• hGps://youtu.be/3Nj-MjBc-xQ
TAKE THE IMPLICIT BIAS TEST TO LEARN MORE! hGps://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/Averyimportantoutcomeofthisresearch–biasesare‘plas=c’andcanberemodeled,withwork
VALUE OF MENTORING IN ADVANCING DIVERSITY IN SCIENCE
• Inarecentstudyofleadershipinthemedicalfield,itwasfoundthatmetricsofsuccesscorrelatedwelltoopportuni=esprovidedbyamentor/’sponsor”(PaGonetal.,2017)
• “Forbothmenandwomeninacademicmedicine,beingsponsoredwasassociatedwithsuccessdefinedbytypicalmetricsemphasizedintheacademicpromoConsprocess,likepublicaCons,grants,andleadershipposiCons.”
• Menreportedhigherlevelsofmentoring/sponsorship
"Equityvs.Equality"byMPCAislicensedunderCCBY-NC2.0
VALUE OF MENTORING IN ADVANCING DIVERSITY IN SCIENCE
• Anotherstudy:trackedwomenEconomistsfor3-5yearswhowereeitherinastructuredmentoringprogramora‘controlgroup’.
• Thestudyfoundsignificantgainsforthosewhoreceivedmentoringin:totalnumberofpublica=ons,publica=onsin"top=er"journals,andnumberoffederalgrantsawarded.(Blauetal.,2010)
BEST PRACTICES IN MENTORING FOR DIVERSITY • Consider,andaccommodate,needsoffamily(family-friendlypolicies)
• Offeraddi=onalmentoringoropportuni=esthatgivestudentsastepahead• Summerresearchexperiences• Connectstudentswithcampus-wideresourcesorprogramsfordiversity
• Discusschallengesthatfacediversegroups• Impostersyndrome• Implicitbiasandstereotypethreat
• Encouragestrongbuildingofnetworks• Connecttootherscholars&mentors• Pairnewerandmoreadvancedstudentstogether• ProvidesupportforaGendancetodiversemee=ngs(e.g.,SACNAS)• ProvidesupportformembershiptoNa=onalCenterforFacultyDiversity&Development
BEST PRACTICES IN MENTORING FOR DIVERSITY
• CarefullyconsiderlanguageyouuseinleGersofrecommenda=on
• Considerhowyourresearch,teaching,orac=vi=esmayexcludestudentsofdifferingabili=es,financialstability,orbackgrounds(doaself-assessment)
• Bolsterthefeelingof“belonging”• Considerthemessagesyousendinyourownlanguage,roomdécor,discussionfacilita=on
• Acknowledgethatschool(undergraduate,graduate)canbechallengingtostudentsfromallbackgrounds
• Assessyourexpecta=onsandyourstudent’sexpecta=onsaboutmentoring
MENTORING ASSESSMENT CONNECTIONS TO OTHER TOPICS/SESSIONS
• Safetyinthefield• Campusresourcesforsexualharassmentandmentalhealth• Others?
EXTRA SLIDES WHEN IS MENTORING IMPORTANT? (TESSA Posted this quesIon on TwiLer)
• Asuiteofresponses,including:• Inearlystagesofscien=ficcareerwhenstudentsaretryingtomakedecisionsabout
theirfuture
• During‘transi=on’phasesfromonesteptoanother
• Dealingwithharassmentornega=veacademicculture
• Whentryingtojugglefamily/liferesponsibili=eswithcareer
• Whenseekingadviceonchallengesinthiscareer
‘BEST PRACTICES’ ARE COMPILED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES: • hGps://www.princeton.edu/reports/2013/diversity/report/PU-report-best-prac=ces-graduate-
students.pdf
• hGps://www.scien=ficamerican.com/ar=cle/3-myths-plus-a-few-best-prac=ces-for-achieving-diversity/
• hGps://www.slideshare.net/utepgrad/mentoring-diverse-students
• hGp://tomforth.co.uk/genderbias/
• hGp://www.theiagd.org/research-literature/
• hGps://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/
• hGp://web.jhu.edu/dlc/resources/diversity_wheel/