For Students

How to Get the Mentoring You Want: A Guide for Graduate Students

This guide from Rackham Graduate School of University of Michigan discusses setting up a successful relationship with your mentor.

Getting the Mentoring You Need

From the website of UC Berkeley’s Graduate Division, this page outlines some best practices and helpful steps aimed at enhancing mentoring relationships.

For Faculty

Rethinking Mentoring
From UC Davis, this article provides an overview of mentoring, mentoring structures, benefits, and how to set up a successful relationship.

How to Mentor Graduate Students: A Guide for Faculty
This guide from Rackham Graduate School of University of Michigan discusses setting up a successful relationship with your mentee.

Nature’s Guide for Mentors
This article outlines the qualities of good mentors and tips for creating a successful relationship with your mentee.

Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering
This guide offers helpful advice on how teachers, administrators, and career advisers in science and engineering can become better mentors to their students.

Tips for Effective Conversations with Trainees
This video presents best practices for communication with mentees.

Types of Mentoring Expectations
This table from UW–Madison’s Institute for Clinical and Translational Research offers example topics mentors can use to guide expectation-setting conversations or mentoring agreements.

The Mentor Mirror, a Reverse Individual Development Plan for Mentors
This document helps faculty assess and strengthen their support for mentees’ long-term goals, scholarly development, and professional growth.

Personal Mentoring Guide
This guide from UC Davis provides an example of how mentors can articulate their philosophy, expectations, and practices to support graduate students and postdocs in research, professional development, and goal-setting.

Additional Resources and Readings

The Mentoring and Evaluation of Graduate Academic Progress (MEGAP) Final Report

In 2016-2017, the Mentoring and Evaluation of Graduate Academic Progress (MEGAP) workgroup was co-charged by the UCLA Graduate Council and UCLA Division of Graduate Education to address the evaluation of graduate student academic progress and the role of mentoring in enhancing student experiences and success. This report outlines the workgroup’s recommendations to foster successful student outcomes.

How to Succeed in Graduate School: A Guide for Students and Advisors
This article raises issues that are important for both students and advisors to be aware of to promote successful advising relationships.

Tools and Materials for Mentors and Mentees: UCLA BOX

You can find a comprehensive list of additional resources on the CIMER website.