What is it about successful mentoring stories that make us feel so good? Is it the knowledge that the human race is still trying to help one another out? Or the inspiration of realizing that we, too, can make a difference? Perhaps it's the questions that successful mentoring provokes: How did he do that? What's her secret? How do I create a positive relationship with my mentees? What Works is here to help!
With the support of the National Science Foundation, we interviewed successful mentors across the United States to find out what has worked to engage underrepresented students in the sciences. Using these interviews, we compiled a set of habits, skills, environments, tools, techniques, and processes that can be tweaked and applied to any mentoring situation. Dive into these mentoring stories and lists, and see how you can broaden your outreach!
