Mentoring away the glass ceiling in academia : a cultured critique / edited by Brenda L.H. Marina.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: this is where I begin / Brenda L.H. Marina -- PhorwarD progress: moving ahead through mentorship in the academy / Jennifer M. Johnson and Jeanette C. Snider -- I am my sister's keeper: a dual mentoring perspective of women of color in STEM / Krystal A. Foxx and Virginia C. Tickles -- Navigating the turbulent boundaries of a PhD program: a supportive peer-mentoring relationship / Jean Ostrom-Blonigen and Cindy Larson-Casselton -- Burdens of the gifted: moving inside the margins / Allison E. McWilliams -- A novice is a novice at any level: a narrative of the experiences of two female academics in their beginning years of teaching in a higher education institution in Jamaica / Dian D. McCallum -- The courage to give, the courage to receive: mentor-protege relations with women of color / Lillie Ben -- The role of a mentor in supporting early career academics: the relationship is more important than the label / Julie Haddock-Millar and Chandana Sanyal -- Beyond sisterhood: using shared identities to build peer mentor networks and secure social capital in the academy / Tamara Bertrand Jones, JeffriAnne Wilder, and La'Tara Osborne-Lampkin -- Surviving the academy: reflections on mentoring female faculty in higher education / Isaac A. BLankson, Venessa A. Brown, and Ayse Y Evrensel -- Mentoring practices for female faculty: the role of professional networks / Emma Previato -- Conclusion: lessons learned / Brenda L.H. Marina.

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<Span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Mentoring Away the Glass Ceiling in Academia: A Cultured Critique</span><span> describes how women of diverse backgrounds perceive their mentoring experiences or the lack of mentoring experiences in the academy. This book provides a space for envisioning strategies and practices to improve mentoring practices and the collegiate environment.</span></span>

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