Mentoring for Long-Term Success and Retention

Aaron Franklin, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Addy Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Sharon Gerecht, Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Paul M. Gross Distinguished Professor
Shai Ginsburg, Chair of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Associate Professor
Georg Vanberg, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development, Ernestine Friedl Distinguished Professor of Political Science

Leaders can expend huge effort and resources in retaining talented faculty - too often, after they are already contemplating a move. Providing junior faculty access to effective mentoring is a proactive, evidence-based retention strategy. In this discussion, we'll consider different forms of mentorship that might benefit junior faculty, actions leaders can take in building strong local cultures of faculty mentoring, and ways to empower individual faculty to create bespoke mentoring networks.