Faculty Mentorship at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Cassandra Sligh Conway (South Carolina State University, USA)

Publication Status: E-Book and Print Version Available for Purchase

ISBN13: 9781522540717

EISBN13: 9781522540724

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-4071-7

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An important aspect of higher education is the mentorship of junior faculty by senior faculty. Addressing the vital role mentorship plays in an academic institution’s survival promotes more opportunities and positive learning experiences.

Faculty Mentorship at Historically Black Colleges and Universities provides emerging research on the importance of recruiting, retaining, and promoting faculty within Historically Black Colleges and Universities. While highlighting specific issues and aspects of mentorship in college, readers will learn about challenges and benefits of mentorship including professional development, peer mentoring, and psychosocial support. This book is an important resource for academicians, researchers, students, and librarians seeking current research on the growth of mentorship in historically black learning institutions.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Global Networking
Mentoring Measurement
Peer Mentoring
Professional Development
Psychosocial Support
Sponsorship
Technical Assistance
Tenure

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Cassandra Sligh Conway is a Full Professor. She has research interests in several areas such as mentoring students in graduate and professional areas, providing services to persons with disabilities, women and empowerment, stress, trauma, and grief, and resources to populations during and post disasters. Sligh Conway has published books, book chapters, and creative works on various topics. She has received awards for grants that total about 1.5 million dollars. Overall, Dr. Sligh Conway has interests in outreach and community engagement forums.

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