4118 - On Mentoring Scholar-Activists

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Description

Many sociologists envision their scholar activism as including teaching and mentoring new scholar activists who seek new visions and possibilities. What can we learn from experiences of prominent sociologists who have mentored scholar activists over their careers? Can sociologists anticipate institutional support for their mentorship? What barriers may they encounter? Why mentor scholar activists?

Sub Unit

• Thematic Session

Session Organizer

• Brian Gran, Case Western Reserve University

Presider

• Matthew Oware, DePauw University

Individual Presentations

• Revising the U.S. Constitution. Why? How? - Judith Blau, University of North Carolina

• Revolutionary Mentoring - Rodney D. Coates, Miami University

• Sociology for Social Transformation - Jackie Smith, University of Pittsburgh

• Rebuilding Broken Communities - Charles Payne, Rutgers University Newark