Strong academic advising and developing a supportive network of diverse mentors is critical to every graduate student’s success. The Dietrich School fosters a culture of mentoring in which graduate students are empowered to forge effective mentoring relationships with multiple mentors.
We highlight and celebrate exemplary mentorship by untenured and recently tenured graduate faculty through the Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring.
Graduate Faculty Roster: https://www.gradstudies.pitt.edu/academics/resources-research/graduate-faculty-roster
Resources for Graduate Faculty and Graduate Students
Elements of Good Academic Advising (UCGS/Provost's Office) outlines the responsibilities of academic units, faculty, and students , as well as suggestions for problem resolution.
The Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences has developed resources to support faculty and peer mentoring:
- A Brief Guide to Graduate Student Mentoring (PDF)
- Dietrich School Graduate Student Peer Mentoring Guide (PDF)
Additional resources for graduate students, graduate faculty, and program leadership:
- CGS, Great Mentoring in Graduate School: A Quick Start Guide to Proteges (PDF) – a practical, student-oriented perspective; tips on topics such as identifying a mentor, engaging with mentors to develop a professional identity, cultivating networks, serving as mentor to others. Includes self-assessments.
- CGS, Ph.D. Completion Project: Promising Practices in Mentoring and Advising (PDF)
- Rackham Graduate School UMichigan, Quick Tips for Promising Practices in Mentoring (PDF)
- Rackham Graduate School UMichigan, How to Mentor Graduate Students. A Guide for Faculty (2018) (PDF)
- Rackham Graduate School UMichigan, How to Get the Mentoring You Want: A Guide for Graduate Students (2018) (PDF)
- Vanderbilt Center for Teaching - Mentoring Graduate Students
- Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research
- Northwestern University, The Graduate School, Mentoring Rescoures (website)
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Mentoring Graduate Students for a range of professional careers (UM, Humanities focus)
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curated mentorship playlist.
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Duke University Graduate School’s toolkit for cultivating a culture of mentoring.
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Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring
Strong academic advising and developing a supportive network of mentors is critical to every graduate student’s success. The Dietrich School fosters a culture of mentoring in which graduate students are empowered to forge effective mentoring relationships. We highlight and celebrate exemplary mentorship by untenured and recently tenured graduate faculty through the Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring.