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Yun, Jung H.; Baldi, Brian; Sorcinelli, Mary Deane – Innovative Higher Education, 2016
In the beginning, "Mutual Mentoring" was little more than an idea, a hopeful vision of the future in which a new model of mentoring could serve as a medium to better support early-career and underrepresented faculty. Over time, Mutual Mentoring evolved from an innovative idea to an ambitious pilot program to a fully operational,…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Mentors, Disproportionate Representation, College Faculty
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Smith, Tania – Innovative Higher Education, 2008
This article presents research and narratives on the integration of course-based peer learning assistants into seven courses. A new curricular peer mentoring program was piloted in the 2005-2006 academic year in an interdisciplinary liberal arts college at a large Canadian research university. Undergraduate students enrolled in a practicum course…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Mentors, Peer Teaching, Student Surveys
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Piercy, Fred; Giddings, Valerie; Allen, Katherine; Dixon, Benjamin; Meszaros, Peggy; Joest, Karen – Innovative Higher Education, 2005
We report on a series of pilot programs that we developed and carried out to support the success and satisfaction of new faculty, particularly faculty of color. We hope that others committed to retaining and supporting underrepresented faculty can apply our learning from this pilot project, as a whole or in part.
Descriptors: Diversity (Faculty), Pilot Projects, Educational Environment, Teacher Persistence