Reconceptualizing mentoring: An Exploration of the "Woke Mentoring" experiences of McNair Scholars

• In Event: (Re)Imagining Support for Students at the Margins

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to critique and disrupt linear, hierarchal views on mentorship through examining the peer mentoring that evolved organically from students who were part of the McNair Scholars Program (MSP). We argue in this paper that rhizomatic interconnections give space to allow "woke mentoring" to occur.

Authors

• Chinasa Ada Elue, Kennesaw State University

• Susan V. Iverson, Manhattanville College

• Kelly Cichy, Kent State University

• Emily McClaine, Slippery Rock University