Inclusive Mentoring Practices

November 13, 2024 - 10:00-11:00 AM

Location: 117 Dwinelle Hall (Academic Innovation Studio) 

Intended Audience: Advisors, Advisor Support Staff, Academic Support Staff, Faculty, Graduate Student Instructors, Instructors

Are you looking to enhance your mentoring skills and make a lasting impact on your students? Join us for an engaging session where you will discover how to cultivate productive mentoring relationships that empower mentees and expand their mentoring networks.

 In today's diverse academic environment, effective mentoring goes beyond traditional practices to incorporate principles of DEI. This session  is designed to equip you with practical strategies to create inclusive mentoring environments that support a diverse range of students. You  will explore the challenges and opportunities in mentoring relationships, with a focus on addressing the evolving needs and well-being of their mentees.

You  will learn how to foster an inclusive mentoring culture, address common challenges in mentoring students with various backgrounds, experiences, and goals, and develop skills to navigate areas of uncertainty or conflict. The workshop will provide actionable insights and tools to help faculty mentors build meaningful, supportive, and effective mentoring relationships.

Goals for this session:

  1. Explore multiple facets of mentorship and mentorship taxonomies.

  2. Center well-being and collaborative dialogue as the core principle for developing productive mentoring relationships.

  3. Learn about resources/strategies for particular mentoring needs and situations.

  4. Consider how to cultivate agency for mentees who come from marginalized populations.

  5. Develop strategies for mentors in relation to their strengths and backgrounds amidst evolving priorities and career trajectories.

This session will run for 60 minutes.

➡️Register for this event here!⬅️

Registrants will be sent a bCal invite as the workshop date draws near.

***Registration for this session will close one hour before the session***

Unable to join us for this workshop? You can receive customized assistance by emailing teaching@berkeley.edu, or by scheduling a consultation. 

Facilitator:

Picture of the facilitator, Kathy Takayama

Kathy Takayama, Ph.D. is the founding Executive Director for Professional Development and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) in Japan. She has over 20 years of experience in working with faculty, graduate students, and postdocs to support inclusive teaching and mentoring, and has collaborated with universities to foster successful outcomes for students and faculty from all backgrounds. Her achievements have been recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, the National Academies Fellowship of the US National Research Council, and the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, which elected her as President from 2014-2015. She has received national and international teaching awards, including the Australian College of Educators Award, and the David White Award from the Australian Society for Microbiology. Kathy previously served as executive director of professional development centers at Brown University and Columbia University, and in 2017, she was invited by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute as a Senior Fellow in Science Education to collaborate on the nationwide Inclusive Excellence initiative.

A professor of molecular microbiology by background, Kathy has also collaborated with scholars and practitioners across various fields beyond STEM, including the humanities, visual arts, theatre, and social sciences. She has served on international university and government advisory boards and has served as external advisor for curricular enhancement and professional development to universities throughout the US and in Europe, Japan, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Latin America, and Africa. At OIST, Kathy leads the development of programs and initiatives that integrate capacity building for equity and inclusion into curricular and pedagogical strategy, research leadership, mentorship, and professional development.