The Need for Culturally Responsive Mentoring
With increased efforts to continue to diversify our student population, the likelihood of a student of color having a faculty of color as their mentor is very low. Culturally responsive mentorship supports the faculty member to mentor and support students from different backgrounds than their own. It allows the mentor to reflect on how they mentor, the ways in which power and cultural dynamics affect their engagements, and how to build relationships that can support student success beyond their academic program.
Dr. Mary Rodriguez
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership
Dr. Jera Niewoehner-Green
Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for Community Leadership major and Leadership Studies minor, Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership
Dr. Francesca Hand
Associate Professor, Ornamental Pathology and Mentored Teaching Experience Coordinator, Department of Plant Pathology