U-M Office of the Provost: Other Mentoring Resources

University of Michigan Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

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Other Mentoring Resources

Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT)

Staff from the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) are available for consultations about faculty mentoring with individuals, departments, and schools/colleges. Topics include best practices in designing, implementing, and assessing a faculty mentoring program; approaches to orientation and training for mentors and mentees; and review of key resources, among others.

Contact:
Matt Kaplan
Associate Director
mlkaplan@umich.edu

For extensive resources on faculty mentoring (bibliographies and on-line full-text articles and materials) and links to faculty mentoring programs at other institutions, see CRLT's Web page Resources on Faculty Mentoring.

Center for the Education of Women (CEW)

Junior Women Faculty Network (JWFN)
The Center for the Education of Women (CEW) established the Junior Women Faculty Network (JWFN) in 1999 in order to foster the professional development and success of women assistant professors and to help them create a cross-disciplinary network. JWFN is being funded initially by a two-year $50,000 grant from the Alcoa Foundation. JWFN's social and educational events and programs also help junior women faculty to learn more about the University of Michigan.

Calling upon the advice of a panel of faculty advisors, the JWFN is growing in several directions and is exploring a wide range of issues, including tenure and promotion; research and funding; teaching; relationships with students, colleagues, and administrators; and the balance in personal and professional lives.

Contact:
Jean Waltman
jwaltman@umich.edu

Women of Color in the Academy Project (WOCAP)
Founded in 1994 by the Center for the Education of Women and the Women's Studies Program, the Women of Color in the Academy Project (WOCAP) grew out of discussions with women of color faculty who expressed their concerns that there needed to be extended, focused attention to issues pertaining to women of color faculty and students. The Project is currently supported by the Office of the Provost and is administered through the Center for the Education of Women.

Since its inception, the main charges of WOCAP have been two-fold:

To highlight the contributions that women of color make to the University community and to society at large, both academically and culturally; and
To build a network of women of color faculty that serves as a support system for research undertakings, academic career development, and enhanced career satisfaction, thus supporting their retention.