“Don’t Leave Us Behind”: The Importance of Mentoring for Underrepresented Minority Faculty

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 40-72

  Zambrana, Ruth Enid ^a   Ray, Rashawn ^a   Espino, Michelle M ^a   Castro, Corinne ^b   Douthirt Cohen, Beth ^a   Eliason, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

diversity; faculty careers; higher education; mentoring; underrepresented minorities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921419205     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: 19351011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831214563063     Document Type: Article

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