Mentoring for Schlars of Color: A Roundtable Session at the 56th NeMLA Annual Convention

March 6-9, 2025

Philadelphia, PA

NEMLA 2025 theme is "(R)EVOLUTION”, submission deadline (UPDATED): October 15, 2024

The goal of this roundtable is to create a safe space for scholars of color to meet and discuss the challenges and opportunities in the area of mentorship among scholars of color. This session is sponsored by the Diversity Caucus and welcomes proposals from scholars at any level of their career, from graduate students to senior scholars.

In recent years we have seen an increase in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives in higher education. Why now, and how has this influx affected scholars of color? Have any of these initiatives been successful, or are they merely performative – something administration can point to as a talking piece or recruitment tool? Has this led to an Increase/decrease in graduate school applications and degree completion? Retention of faculty of color once they enter the academic pipeline? What challenges are our students and faculty of color facing, and how do we respond to and address the microaggressions we experience in our academic lives? How can institutions empower scholars of color who take on the often invisible labor of “diversity work,” many of them while still in graduate school?

Submit abstract here: https://cfplist.com/nemla/Home/S/21280

Direct questions to Ann Marie Short: ashort@saintmarys.edu