with Michelle M. Camacho and Anne Taylor
March 19, 2021
Traditional hierarchical mentorship approaches, while providing some support to faculty, often fail to meet the multifaceted needs of early career faculty. This workshop recapped issues discussed by Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) faculty mentees in a prior workshop, and discussed multiple mentorship models that may better serve an increasingly diverse professoriate. The workshop included a discussion of common challenges in mentorship relationships and identified leadership strategies for sponsoring and supporting BIPOC faculty. Acknowledging that mentorship must be one aspect of a broader plan to create an inclusive departmental climate, this workshop also featured actionable strategies for chairs and deans to create a meaningful and sustainable framework to meet the needs of early career BIPOC faculty members. While there was an emphasis on the distinctive challenges facing faculty of color, the tools shared were applicable to mentoring all faculty. The session was co-facilitated by:
Michelle M. Camacho, Professor of Sociology, University of San Diego and co-editor of Mentoring Faculty of Color
Anne Taylor, Senior Vice President for Faculty Affairs and Career Development, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, and John Lindenbaum Professor of Medicine, Columbia University and co-author of Faculty Success through Mentoring: A Guide for Mentors, Mentees, and Leaders
Watch a video of the March 19 workshop