The purpose of this webpage is to provide a curated list of journal articles and resources from other institutions related to establishing, cultivating, and developing positive faculty mentoring relationships.
- Auburn University
- Texas A&M
- University of Alabama
- University of Arkansas
- University of Florida
- University of Kentucky
- University of South Carolina
- Austin Peay University
- Binghamton University (State University of New York)
- Brown University
- Clark University
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Dartmouth University
- Harvard University
- Loyola University Maryland
- Missouri State
- University of Arizona (compilation)
- University of California
- University of California-San Diego (School of Medicine)
- University of Massachusette-Amherst
- University of Michigan
- University of Michigan-Dearborn
- University of Pennsylvania
- Yale School of Medicine
Within this section, peer-reviewed articles have been organized into 5 sub topics related to faculty mentoring in higher education. Those subtopics are:
- General Faculty Support & Success
- Faculty Retention
- Career Support
- Teaching & Research
- Building Community & Connections
General Faculty Support/Success | |||
Wild, L., Canale, A. M., & Herdklotz, C. | The power of many: Mentoring networks for growth and development. | 2017 | College & University |
Thorndyke, L. E., Gusic, M. E., & Milner, R. J. | Functional mentoring: A practical approach with multilevel outcomes. | 2008 | Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions |
Danaei, K. J. | Case study: Adjunct’s perspectives of a mentoring program at a community college. | 2019 | Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning |
Penick Brock, T., Assemi, M., Corelli, R. L., El-Ibiary, S. Y., Kavookjian, J., Martin, B. A., & Suchanek Hudmon, K. | A nontraditional faculty development initiative using a social media platform. | 2014 | American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education |
Linda, P. T., Lori, N., & Teresa, M. | A ten-year faculty mentoring program: Administrator, mentor, and mentee perspectives. | 2009 | International Journal of Learning |
Silva, K., Correia, A.-P., & Pardo-Ballester, C. | A faculty mentoring experience: Learning together in second life. | 2010 | Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education |
Borders, L. D., Young, J. S., Wester, K. L., Murray, C. E., Villalba, J. A., Lewis, T. F., & Mobley, A. K. | Mentoring promotion/tenure-seeking faculty: Principles of good practice within a counselor education program. | 2011 | Counselor Education and Supervision |
Donnelly, R., & McSweeney, F. | From humble beginnings: evolving mentoring within professional development for academic staff. | 2011 | Professional Development in Education |
Kensington-Miller, B. | Catalyst: A peer mentoring model supporting new academics. | 2014 | Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice |
Mendez, S. L., Conley, V. M., Tygret, J., Gerhardt, R., & Haynes, C. | Encore: Retired faculty as mentors. | 2019 | Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning |
Mullen, C. A., & Hutinger, J. L | At the tipping point? Role of formal faculty mentoring in changing university research cultures. | 2008 | Journal of In-Service Education |
Waddell, J., Martin, J., Schwind, J. K., & Lapum, J. L. | A faculty-based mentorship circle: Positioning new faculty for success. | 2016 | Canadian Journal of Higher Education |
Beckmann, E. A. | Leadership through fellowship: Distributed leadership in a professional recognition scheme for university educators. | 2017 | Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management |
Faculty Retention | |||
Thomas, J. D., Lunsford, L. G., & Rodrigues, H. A. | Early career academic staff support: Evaluating mentoring networks. | 2015 | Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management |
Bagramian, R. A., Taichman, R. S., McCauley, L., Green, T. C., & Inglehart, M. R. | Mentoring of dental and dental hygiene faculty: A case study. | 2011 | Journal of Dental Education |
Thomas, N., Bystydzienski, J., & Desai, A. | Changing institutional culture through peer mentoring of women STEM faculty. | 2015 | Innovative Higher Education |
Kohn, H. | A mentoring program to help junior faculty members achieve scholarship success. | 2014 | American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education |
Blauvelt, M. J., & Spath, M. L. | Passing the torch: A faculty mentoring program at one school of nursing. | 2008 | Nursing Education Perspectives |
Green, C. E., & King, V. G. | Sisters Mentoring Sisters: Africentric leadership development for black women in the academy. | 2001 | Journal of Negro Education |
Career Support | |||
Morrison, L. J., Lorens, E., Bandiera, G., Liles, W. C., Lee, L., Hyland, R., McDonald-Blumer, H., Allard, J. P., Panisko, D. M., Heathcote, E. J., & Levinson, W. | Impact of a formal mentoring program on academic promotion of Department of Medicine faculty: A comparative study. | 2014 | Medical Teacher |
Ockene, J. K., Milner, R. J., Thorndyke, L. E., Congdon, J., & Cain, J. M. | Peers for promotion: Achieving academic advancement through facilitated peer mentoring. | 2017 | Journal of Faculty Development |
Pellegrino, K., Sweet, B., Derges Kastner, J., Russell, H. A., & Reese, J. | Becoming music teacher educators: Learning from and with each other in a professional development community. | 2014 | International Journal of Music Education |
Magaldi-Dopman, D., Marshall, A. M., Rivera-McCutchen, R. L., & Roberts, L. A. | AcaDames: Living and working towards tenure. | 2015 | Journal of Faculty Development |
Carmel, R. G., & Paul, M. W. | Mentoring and coaching in academia: Reflections on a mentoring/coaching relationship. | 2015 | Policy Futures in Education |
Yun, J. H., Baldi, B., & Sorcinelli, M. D. | Mutual mentoring for early-career and underrepresented faculty: Model, research, and practice. | 2016 | Innovative Higher Education |
Teaching & Research | |||
Williams, V. N., Medina, M. S., Fentem, L. R., & Carlson, J. R. | Assessment of the research component in an 11-month interprofessional faculty development program for early career faculty. | 2015 | Currents in Pharmacy Teaching & Learning |
Zeind, C. S., Zdanowicz, M., MacDonald, K., Parkhurst, C., King, C., & Wizwer, P. | Developing a sustainable faculty mentoring program. | 2005 | American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education |
Straus, S. E., Graham, I. D., Taylor, M., & Lockyer, J | Development of a mentorship strategy: A knowledge translation case study. | 2008 | Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions |
Bertram, A., Yeh, H. C., Bass, E. B., Brancati, F., Levine, D., & Cofrancesco, J. | How we developed the GIM clinician-educator mentoring and scholarship program to assist faculty with promotion and scholarly work. | 2015 | Medical Teacher |
Goodwin, L. D. | A synergistic approach to faculty mentoring. | 2004 | Journal of Faculty Development |
Hamilton, J., Fox, M., & McEwan, M. | Sessional academic success: A distributed framework for academic support and development. | 2013 | Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice |
Barnard, S., Mallaband, B., & Leder Mackley, K. | Enhancing skills of academic researchers: The development of a participatory threefold peer learning model. | 2019 | Innovations in Education and Teaching International |
Haines, S. L., & Popovich, N. G. | Engaging external senior faculty members as faculty mentors. | 2014 | American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education |
Huston, T., & Weaver, C. L. | Peer coaching: Professional development for experienced faculty. | 2008 | Innovative Higher Education |
Mathias, H. | Mentoring on a programme for new university teachers: A partnership in revitalizing and empowering collegiality. | 2005 | International Journal for Academic Development |
Smith, D. K., Martinez, A. D., Lanigan, J., Wells-Moses, K., & Koehler, C. | Scholarly mentor program: Supporting faculty in the writing and publication process. | 2018 | Journal of Faculty Development |
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Faculty Mentoring: A Practical Manual for Mentors, Mentees, Administrators, and Faculty Developers
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Developing Faculty Mentoring Programs: A Comprehensive Handbook
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A Pocket Guide to Mentoring Higher Education Faculty: Making the Time, Finding the Resources
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Building Mentorship Networks to Support Black Women (Diverse Faculty in the Academy)
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On Being a Mentor: A Guide for Higher Education Faculty, Second Edition
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is a proud institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD). The NCFDD is a nationally-recognized, independent organization that provides online career development and mentoring resources for faculty, staff, graduate students, and post-docs. They are 100% dedicated to helping faculty make successful transitions throughout their careers.
Below are a few of their resources related to faculty mentoring.
- Article: Mentors vs. Sponsors
- Article: Can I Mentor African-American Faculty?
- Article: Why Is It So Hard to Find Mentors?
- Article: Mid-Career Mentoring
- Article: Finding Your Post-Tenure Pathway: Post-Tenure Mentoring Networks
- Article: Mentoring and Productivity
- Workshop: Re-Thinking Mentoring: How to Build Communities of Inclusion, Support and Accountability
- Mentoring Skills: Building the Relationship – From Plymouth University, this video explains the importance of building the mentoring relationship and creating rapport, describes how to create rapport, and identifies ways to maintain rapport throughout a mentoring session.
- Mentoring Skills: Quality & Skills of a Mentor – From Plymouth University, this video helps the listener describe the qualities and skills of an effective mentor and identify mentor competencies that would benefit them, the mentee.
- A Good Mentor is… – From the Duke University Graduate School, this video interviews winners of the Duke Graduate School’s Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring and asks them “What are the qualities of a good mentor for students?”
- Mentoring for Personal and Professional Development – From the Association for Project Management, this video is designed for project professionals of all career levels who would like to understand how being mentored and/or being a mentor can positively impact both personal and professional development.
- How to Be a Great Mentor – Everybody agrees that mentorship is critical to the success of corporate companies and organizations, yet few discuss what should be done to improve their mentorship process. Kenneth Ortiz shares his thoughts and wisdom on what is needed to develop successful mentor relationships to raise up the next level of leaders around us.
- Failure and the Importance of Mentors – Patrick Boland (Centre for School Leadership, Ireland) explains the process of failure, and how mentors can help us overcome our fears and strive to become the best version of ourselves.
- The Science of Mentorship – Shawn Blanchard (Mentorship Expert, Author, and Speaker) explains his research, and shares his personal experiences to define mentorship. He also displays the application of his findings to develop the what, why, when, and how behind the Science of Mentorship.
- The Power of Mentoring – Lori Hunt (Provost at the Community College of Spokane) explains the power of mentoring and how intentional vs. unintentional mentoring can have a positive impact on the lives of those around you.
- Why the Power of Mentoring Can Change the World – Shirley Liu (Global Vice President, L’Oreal) shares her personal story of two mentees’ mirroring lives and the powerful insights it brought into her life. Through her story, we learn why advocating and acting to make mentoring a mainstream activity can positively inspire people to make positive change in their world through mentoring others.
- How Reverse Mentorship Can Help Create Better Leaders – Patrice Gordon (Executive Coach) explains why reverse mentorship is an effective strategy to widen the perspectives of current leaders, meet the needs of the business or organization, and also create a pathway for future leaders from within the organization.