Mentoring

Optimizing Research Mentoring Relationships

To Promote Inclusive Excellence in Graduate Education at Michigan State University



The Graduate School at Michigan State University is committed to collaborating with important on- and off-campus partners to increase MSU's capacity for inclusive excellence in mentoring for and by graduate students. Graduate students exist with in an educational ecosystem whereby undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and faculty engage with each other to produce high quality scholarship, research, and creative works.

Funding agencies and disciplinary societies are recognizing the importance of high quality mentoring in promoting equity in colleges and universities. The Graduate School promotes more visible recognition of good mentoring practices at MSU with the Mentoring Awards.

Mentoring chart from undergraduate to faculty