Abstract
Research has indicated that students’ race and their experiences and sense of belonging are associated with the racial characteristics of the faculty. This highlights the importance of recruitment and retention for faculty of color (FOC) in higher education. A formal faculty mentoring program is essential to providing an academic atmosphere that nurtures, supports, and develops faculty members’ teaching and research skills to assist them in feeling a sense of belonging within the university community is essential. However, finding the right mentoring program that addresses the daunting challenges among FOC is challenging. Upon reviewing the higher education faculty data and literature on racial battle fatigue, developing a culturally responsive mentoring program model is prudent to assist with the professional development and advancement of FOC in higher education.
Recommended Citation
Truesdale-Moore, S. Y. (2023). Faculty of Color in the Academy: A Perspective on Cross-cultural Mentoring. The Journal of Advancing Education Practice, 4(2). https://openriver.winona.edu/jaep/vol4/iss2/5
