Faculty & Staff

The primary purpose of the mentoring program is to ensure the career success of junior faculty.  There are, however, also benefits to the mentor and the Mailman School. 

Mentees benefit from having a committed senior advisor, with experience in setting and accomplishing career goals.  They also benefit from expanded networks and opportunities for collaboration, access to honest criticism and feedback, advice on responsibilities and priorities, insight into the formal and informal “rules of the road” of academia, and help in developing skills and accessing resources needed to succeed.  While mentoring may be formal or informal, formal mentoring programs have been shown to be especially valuable for increasing the career success of faculty members from traditionally underrepresented groups.

Mentor benefits include the satisfaction of helping junior faculty succeed and feel at home in the Mailman School community, the value of extending their networks to include other mentors and mentees, and professional and personal growth and renewal. 

Schools that commit to mentoring benefit from increased productivity, decreased attrition, greater career success and satisfaction, and increased collaboration among faculty, and a more collegial environment.