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This article focuses on models of faculty mentoring and how these have been implemented at the college-level. As most mentoring, especially of tenure-track faculty members, occurs at the university-, department-, or program-level, there are special considerations for mentoring programs at the college-level where one must consider the interdisciplinary nature of mentorship. Experiences from a recently implemented college-level tenure-track faculty mentoring pilot program are discussed. This article specifically focuses on the pilot program’s development and implementation. The benefits and challenges of mentoring are discussed as well as recent developments in the discipline of criminology and criminal justice regarding mentorship to engage and support faculty as they move through the tenure-track and beyond.
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Blackburn, A.G. Faculty Mentoring: Experiences with and Considerations for a College-Based Model. Am J Crim Just 48, 887–898 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-023-09728-6
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