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University of Pennsylvania professor Marybeth Gasman explores issues of access and retention for students and faculty of color and Historically Black Colleges and Universities, among other things.

How To Be a Good Mentee

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, September 27, 2011

We often think about mentoring, and, in fact, I often write about effective mentoring for Diverse.  But what about the other side? Last week I was asked to speak to a group of alumni and students at Penn about mentoring. I did, but I added a section to my talk

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Importance of Being the Best Faculty Advisor Possible to Students of Color

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, August 22, 2011

I often talk about my strong feelings about mentoring, especially our obligation as faculty to mentor students of color. I mentor students throughout the country. I also care deeply about providing rich and rewarding advising experiences for my own students.  Yesterday, one of my mentees from another university visited with me.

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How To Succeed in a Tenure-Track Faculty Job

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, June 14, 2011

I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of third-year doctoral students of color this past week at Howard University’s Preparing Future Faculty Institute. Standing up in front of these future leaders made me incredibly happy. The faculty pipeline seems to be bright and talented. My talk to them focused on success

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Tuskegee University: An Honorable Track Record

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, June 1, 2011

About a week ago, I had the pleasure of visiting Tuskegee University. Tuskegee is a charming institution with lovely historic buildings and a tranquil campus green. In many ways, Tuskegee looks like any other well-manicured, small college. However, Tuskegee has an amazing and unique history, which is exemplified by the

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Empowering Women for Academic Leadership Roles

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, May 3, 2011

This past week, I had the pleasure of attending a session on empowering women for academic leadership roles. The event was held at the University of Pennsylvania and featured female academic leaders — our president, deans, center leaders and department chairs. Together, these impressive women offered advice to all of

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Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Journalist Janet Roach reports on the Diverse-sponsored panel discussion, “The Critical Role of Mentoring in Increasing Graduates and Faculty of Color”. The panel discussion was held in Washington, D.C. during the 98th annual conference of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.


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