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Empowering Senior Leaders in Developing an Equitable Higher Education Research Ecosystem: A Workshop
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST (Virtual)
We invite you join the Roundtable on Mentorship, Well-Being, and Professional Development for their second public workshop.
Despite the significant contributions that graduate students and postdoctoral scholars make to the research ecosystem, they are often offered inconsistent access to mentorship and professional development that only intermittently address their holistic well-being. Institutions and leaders have an obligation to ensure that all members of their research enterprise, including graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, are thriving. Through highlighting the role that senior leaders play in embodying an equitable research ecosystem, we will share information and challenges that may be developed into actionable plans to integrate mentorship, well-being, and professional development and create a more effective and equitable higher education research ecosystem.
This workshop will provide senior leadership an overview of the current challenges facing graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the development of new modes of engagement and innovations that integrate mentorship, well-being, and professional development at their institutions. Workshop participants will also discuss existing examples of tools, interventions, and frameworks found to help address barriers and promote success – particularly for those individuals from historically underserved and excluded groups in research.
Livestream will be available on the event webpage.
About the Roundtable on Mentorship, Well-being, and Professional Development
Working from both theoretical and practitioner-based perspectives, the Roundtable on Mentorship, Well-being, and Professional Development will seek out examples of improvements and innovations in supportive services and effective mentorship to ultimately catalyze the creation of a more inclusive and equitable higher education and STEMM research ecosystem.