The resources below provide an excellent overview of many questions in mentoring theory and practice from the perspectives of both the mentors and mentees.
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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 |