The resources below provide an excellent overview of many questions in mentoring theory and practice from the perspectives of both the mentors and mentees.
Resources at Duke | For Mentees | For Mentors |
Academic Support ServicesTools for research and instructional duties, research funding resources, interdisciplinary center listings, and instructional technology support |
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Career and Professional Development ResourcesCareer center services for graduate students and other campus offices that partner with The Graduate School to provide professional development opportunities |
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Diversity Support ResourcesCampus resources for women, LGBT students, cultural groups, and religious life |
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Profiles of Past Winners of the Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring | ✓ | ✓ |
On the Web | For Mentees | For Mentors |
How to Get the Mentoring You Want (PDF)Guidance from the University of Michigan, Rackham Graduate School for students at all stages, including advice on finding mentors, understanding expectations, and troubleshooting tips for if problems arise |
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How to Obtain the Mentoring you Need: A Guide for Graduate StudentsPractical advice from the University of Washington Graduate School on many mentoring-related issues, including “What influences your mentoring needs” and “Building your mentoring team” |
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How to Mentor Graduate Students: A Guide for Faculty (PDF)An excellent resource from the Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan about the fundamentals of graduate student mentoring. |
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Best Practices for Faculty Mentoring of Graduate Students, University of California, Berkeley (PDF)An outline of "best practices" from the The Graduate Division at the University of California, Berkeley, including how to guide students through their degree requirements, dissertation research, and professional development. |
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Graduate Mentoring Guidebook, University of Nebraska - Lincoln |
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Mentoring Toolkit - The Graduate School at Penn State |
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Mentoring Graduate Students Through Social Media, or How I Made it Through the Last 5 YearsArticle by Julie Meloni, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
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One-Sentence MentoringArticle by Female Science Professor (a pseudonym of physical sciences professor), The Chronicle of Higher Education |
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The Contributions of Mentees to MentorsArticle by Marybeth Gasman, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
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Mentoring Undergraduate StudentsOnline course from the National Research Mentoring Network (free access available to Duke affiliates; create your login for access) |
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Entering Mentoring CurriculumFree online curricula from the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER). Find curricula for mentors who work with undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs. |
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The (Unofficial) Advisee GuideA guide developed by a team from the 2016 Duke Emerging Leaders Institute. |
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Advice for the New MenteeSuggested topics and strategies for communicating with a new mentor in a lab-based research environment, developed by a team from the 2017 Duke Emerging Leaders Institute. |
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The Mentor: Innovative Scholarship on Academic AdvisingOnline journal on academic advising that includes articles on mentorship in higher education. | ✓ | |
U.S. Geological Survey, Mentorship Resources | ✓ | |
Mentoring: A Guide for FacultyA guide from the University of Washington Graduate School. | ✓ | |
Mentoring Resources, University of Michigan-DearbornResources on faculty mentoring. | ✓ | ✓ |
Seeking the Mentors You NeedArticle by Julie Miller Vick and Jennifer S. Furlong, The Chronicle of Higher Education | ✓ | |
How to Create a Better Mentor for YourselfArticle by Michael Schwalbe, Inside Higher Education | ✓ | |
How to be a Great MentorA series of essays by Kerry Ann Rockquemore for Inside Higher Education that address faculty mentorship of junior and incoming faculty and not graduate students. | ✓ | |
Podcast series on mentoring from NatureA seven-part Working Scientist podcast series that explores how science can better support and reward its academic practitioners. | ✓ |
Mentoring and Diversity | For Mentees | For Mentors |
Getting the Most out of Your Mentoring Relationships: A Handbook for Women in STEM (Mentoring in Academia and Industry)by Donna J. Dean |
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Mentoring and Diversityby Belle Rose Ragins, David Clutterbuck, and Lisa Matthewman |
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Ms. Mentor's New and Ever More Impeccable Advice for Women and Men in Academiaby Emily Toth |
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The African American Student's Guide to Surviving Graduate School (Graduate Survival Skills)by Alicia Isaac | ✓ | |
Advice on Advising: How to Mentor Minority StudentsArticle by Shampa Biswas, The Chronicle of Higher Education | ✓ | |
Resources on Culturally Aware MentoringThe Council of Graduate Schools has compiled lists of books, articles, websites, videos, and podcasts to build culturally aware mentoring practices. |