We all need mentors – and generally have a network of mentors depending on the issues we are working on. Here are two different maps to help you think about your own mentoring network. Here is a Mentoring Map that the CTL has used in some faculty development workshops. And another from the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity. You can read a short piece on mentoring from the NCFDD.
An article from NCFDD on examining our assumptions in order to be a successful mentor. The article focuses on how white faculty can successfully mentor African-American colleagues.