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ABSTRACT
This article examines a culturally responsive mentoring approach, and how it is enacted and experienced by two Black women doctoral students in relation to their Black male faculty mentor. Autoethnography is used to examine these mentoring dyads. By examining, defining, and applying culturally responsive mentoring, authors reflect on meaning of being part of a mentoring relationship that boldly addresses race and racism in academe. The hope is that by presenting the power of these dyads we open a conversation that is a fruitful start to needed change in mentoring, which ultimately places significant responsibility for supporting Black scholars at the feet of institutions. Analysis of multiple identities brought to light four themes of mentorship: (1) critical consciousness/cultural competence/ cultural compatibility in mentoring relationships, (2) mentorship as a turning point, (3) multilayered mentoring as pivotal to growth, and (4) clarifying visions for the future through mentorship.
Acknowledgments
Dr. Carol A. Mullen (Guest Editor) provided detailed feedback, suggestions, and edits on the paper.
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Notes on contributors
Mark Anthony Gooden
Mark Anthony Gooden, PhD is Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Professor of Education Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University. He is Director of the Endeavor Antiracist & Restorative Leadership Initiative (EARLI) at Columbia University and 2017 Jay D. Scribner Mentoring Awardee.
Cathryn A. Devereaux
Cathryn A. Devereaux is a doctoral candidate in Curriculum and Teaching with a concentration in Urban Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research centers the lived and storied experiences of Blackwomen and girls and youth of color, as well as equity and cultural responsiveness through arts-based methods.
Nia E. Hulse
Nia E. Hulse, EdD recently completed her Doctor of Education in Educational Administration and Supervision at St. John’s University. She is a Barbara Jackson Scholar Alumna and NYU Faculty First-Look Scholar. She is also a former junior high school mathematics teacher and adjunct professor at the City University of New York.