Mentoring Manual

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Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

All of us encounter many opportunities in our lives to either mentor, or be mentored; and in any mentoring relationship the responsibility to foster and guide the process falls to both the mentor and the mentee. The goal of this online manual is to highlight the value of mentoring and to help students, faculty, and administrators be better mentees, and become better mentors.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

SEEDS: Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability

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Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

The Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability program (SEEDS) is the flagship award-winning education program of the Ecological Society of America. Its mission is to diversify and advance the ecology profession through opportunities that stimulate and nurture the interest of underrepresented students to participate, and to lead in ecology.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program

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Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (DDCSP) works to increase the number of undergraduate students from underrepresented groups who choose to pursue coursework and careers in conservation. The program also creates space for important conversations about diversity and inclusion as it pertains to the conservation and environmental fields.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

Inclusive Conservation Community Initiative (ICON)

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Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

The Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History created Inclusive Conservation Community Initiative (ICON). Through a combined approach of research, mentoring, training, and outreach communication, and other activities, ICON supports individuals and organizations as they compile resources, build networks, communities of practice, new ideas, and pathways to conservation careers.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

GCSE EnvironMentors

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.

EnvironMentors is a science education and national college access program with a mission to mentor and motivate high school students from communities underrepresented in the sciences as they plan and conduct environmental research and acquire skills that will allow them to build careers and become more active stewards of their communities and the environment.

Chronicle of Higher education article with recommendations on centering accountability in DEI statements.