Farrell will use this award to build her capacity for one-on-one mentoring and to develop a set of intentional mentoring strategies for supporting junior scholars of color.
Modestino will use this award to enhance her cultural competency in terms of addressing issues of race by attending workshops and training at the MassMentoring Institute, which will enable her to develop a structured mentoring program that can be implemented ...
Smith will use this award to learn to be more intentional about mentoring across difference, particularly learning about the specific challenges underrepresented faculty face in the academy.
Holmes will use this award to develop skills in hearing, acknowledging, and responding to experiences of racialization, racism and anti-immigrant prejudice.
Ispa-Landa will use this award to develop work routines that facilitate strong, trusting ties with graduate students of color in more structured, intentional, and planned ways.
Wisniewski will use this award to develop the skills necessary to provide the scaffolding that students, particularly students of color, need to become strong, well-networked researchers.
Farr will use this award to develop cultural competencies that will help her tailor her mentoring to be more helpful to the unique needs of students of color, particularly their professional development and networking
Hibel will use this award to improve his ability to “mentor the whole person” by providing academic supports, access to material resources, financial support for conferences, and opportunities to connect with other scholars
While the longstanding structural challenges in the professional development of junior scholars of color can be confronted through strong mentoring relationships, the potential power of effective mentoring will only be ...
The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.
