Most excellent mentors do not think of themselves as mentors nor do they consciously set out to `mentor’ anyone, they simply behave in ways that help those around them.

National Mentoring Partnership

Learn more about Mentoring and mentoring resources from the National Mentoring Partnership.

How to Mentor Graduate Students and Mentoring at a Diverse University.

University of Michigan, The Rackham School of Graduate Studies. October 1999. This guide to mentoring is aimed at faculty and explains what mentoring is and the basics of good mentoring. Part One offers suggestions on general advice that faculty should give graduate students and tips on how departments can encourage mentoring. Part Two discusses mentoring in a diverse community and includes specific sections on mentoring women, LGBT students, the disabled, racial/ethnic minorities, and working class students, as well as international graduate students and those who are nontraditional or have families. {The companion guide for graduate students-available through the same URL, includes a section called Mentoring Issues Facing Underrepresented Faculty.} This pamphlet is available in PDF format and includes a bibliography.

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