Attribution to FAIM and Citations

The FAIM framework is defined by an inclusive and equity-minded mentoring philosophy and key principles to support faculty in their development and advancement of mentee-centered and equity-minded mentoring practices within graduate education and the professoriate. FAIM includes contextually relevant resources and tools specific to mentoring relationships respective to graduate education and the professoriate.

Citations

Web Content

Faculty Advancing Inclusive Mentoring (2023, Feb). [Name of page]. Cornell University. Web address.

Documents and Tools

Informing Literature and Tools

Peer-reviewed literature and evidence based practices inform the FAIM framework, practices, and tools. Intentionally reflected in the framework are the work and/or mentoring experiences of scholars with social identities historically underrepresented in academia.

Selected References

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Bauer, T. N., Bodner, T., Erdogan, B., Truxillo, D. M., & Tucker, J. S. (2007). Newcomer adjustment during organizational socialization: A meta-analytic review of antecedents, outcomes, and methods. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92(3), 707–721. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.92.3.707

Bell, D. A. (1980). Brown v. Board of Education and the interest-convergence dilemma. Harvard Law Review, 93(3), 518–533. https://doi.org/10.2307/1340546

Bell, E. L. J. E., & Villarosa, L. (2010). Career GPS: Strategies for women navigating the new corporate landscape. Harper Collins.

Bennett, J.C., Lattuca, L, Redd, K., and York, T. (2020). Strengthening pathways to faculty careers in STEM: Recommendations for systemic change to support underrepresented groups. Washington, DC: Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. https://www.aplu.org/wp-content/uploads/strengthening-pathways-to-faculty-careers-in-stem-recommendations-for-systemic-change-to-support-underrepresented-groups.pdf

Bird, S. J. (2001). Mentors, advisors and supervisors: Their role in teaching responsible research conduct. Science and Engineering Ethics, 7(4), 455–468. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-001-0002-1

Brown II, M. C., Davis, G. L., & McClendon, S. A. (1999). Mentoring graduate students of color: Myths, models, and modes. Peabody Journal of Education, 74(2), 105-118. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327930pje7402_9

Burt, B. A., McCallum, C. M., Wallace, J. S., Roberson, J. J., Bonanno, A., & Boerman, E. (2021). Moving toward stronger advising practices: How Black males’ experiences at HPWIs advance a more caring and wholeness-promoting framework for graduate advising. Teachers College Record, 123(10), 31–58. https://doi.org/10.1177/01614681211059018

Cohen, A., & Baruch, Y. (2021). Abuse and exploitation of doctoral students: A conceptual model for traversing a long and winding road to academia. Journal of Business Ethics, 180(2), 505–522. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-021-04905-1

Council of Graduate Schools, & The Jed Foundation (2021). Supporting graduate student mental health and well-being: Evidence-informed recommendations for the graduate community. Council for Graduate Schools. https://cgsnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CGS_JED_Grad-Student-Mental-Health-Report-1.pdf

de Janasz, S. C., & Sullivan, S. E. (2004). Multiple mentoring in academe: Developing the professional network. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 64, 263–283. https://doi.org/10.5465/apbpp.2002.7516573

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Griffin, K. A. (2020). Rethinking mentoring: Integrating equity-minded practice in promoting access to and outcomes of developmental relationships. In A. Kezar & J. Posselt (Eds.), Higher education administration for social justice and equity in higher education: Critical perspectives for leadership and decision-making, pp. 93-110. Routledge.

Griffin, K. A. (2020). Institutional barriers, strategies, and benefits to increasing the representation of women and men of color in the professoriate: Looking beyond the pipeline. Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, 35, 1-73. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.92.3.707

Griffin, K. A. (2022, January 10). Better mentoring: Building our capacity to care. Terrapin EdTalks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbBsu6sr5tI

Hinz, J., Stephens, J. P., & Van Oosten, E. B. (2021). Toward a pedagogy of connection: A critical view of being relational in listening. Management Learning, 53(1), 76–97. https://doi.org/10.1177/13505076211047506

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Jayakumar, U. M., Howard, T. C., Allen, W. R., & Han, J. C. (2009). Racial privilege in the professoriate: An exploration of campus climate, retention, and satisfaction. The Journal of Higher Education, 80(5), 538–563. https://doi.org/10.1353/jhe.0.0063

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Misra, J., Lundquist, J. H., & Templer, A. (2012). Gender, work time, and care responsibilities among faculty. Sociological Forum, 27(2), 300–323. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1573-7861.2012.01319.x

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) (2019). The Science of effective mentorship in STEMM. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25568

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Posselt, J. R. (2020). Equity in science: Representation, culture, and the dynamics of change in graduate education. Stanford.

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