Faculty Mentor Training to Change Mentoring Practices at a Diverse R2 University

J Excell Coll Teach. 2022 Winter;33(4):105-132.

Abstract

The Advancing Inclusive Mentoring (AIM) Program was created to share best practices in inclusive and positive mentoring with faculty members who work with undergraduate or graduate students on independent research, scholarly, or creative works across disciplines. This hybrid program contains 35 online episodes within six modules and is complemented by six facilitated group discussion sessions. Participants' viewing behaviors and responses to a post-program survey were assessed. Results showed that the AIM program was beneficial, useful, and engaging to participants. Furthermore, the program increased the participants' knowledge base and relevant mentoring skills for serving diverse and underrepresented students.