Scholars of Color Mentoring Roundtable (Table 1)

Session Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

Recognizing the unique challenges faced by academics from underrepresented backgrounds, these mentoring roundtables provide targeted support and guidance across various locations of the academic career experience for scholars of color in education.

Each mentoring table focuses on a specific topic crucial to the advancement and well-being of scholars of color in academia. The first table addresses the transition from doctoral student to assistant professor, offering insights, strategies, and resources for navigating this pivotal career stage. The second table explores the cultural taxation of scholars of color—the often unrecognized burden placed on them in educational institutions—offering guidance and strategies for managing these demands. The third table examines diverse career paths beyond the doctorate, where participants discuss strategies and opportunities for transitioning from an educational doctorate into non-academic careers. Finally, the fourth table addresses the critical issue of mental health and well-being in academia, providing a supportive space for scholars to discuss race-related mental health outcomes and support strategies.

Sub Unit

• Committee on Scholars of Color in Education

Chair

• Laura E. Hernandez, Learning Policy Institute

Papers

• Transitioning from doctoral student to assistant professor - Farzana Tabitha Saleem Adjah, Stanford University; Kevin Lawrence Henry, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Mildred Boveda, Pennsylvania State University; Bianca Jontae Baldridge, Harvard University

• Enabling well-being and self-care for faculty of color - Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, Teachers College, Columbia University; Lindsay Pérez Huber, California State University - Long Beach; Latoya Haynes-Thoby, University of Connecticut

• Diverse career paths from the doctorate - Honey Walrond, University of California - Berkeley; Kofi Lomotey, Western Carolina University; Linda C. Tillman, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; William A. Smith, University of Utah