This online practice tool was created by Tabatha Cruz and Alyssa Stefanese Yates, with generous support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
This practice tool is part of ACE’s Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education project, which provides a data-informed foundation for those working to close persistent equity gaps by providing a comprehensive review of the educational pathways of today’s college students and the educators who serve them. Visit
equityinhighered.org to learn more about the project.
The mentoring programs featured in this online tool were identified and assessed using literature reviews and recommendations from subject matter experts. Details for each highlighted practice and program were extracted from their respective organization or institution websites. Institutions were categorized into institutional types based upon control of the institution and the length of the predominant award granted. For more information on the effectiveness of mentoring in broadening the pathway into graduate education, please see
Formal and Informal Mentoring to Broaden the Pathway into Graduate Education on the Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education microsite.
*Please note: During the University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM) grant program’s life cycle,
the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation supported the development of UCEMs at nine institutions (Cornell University; Duke University; Georgia Institute of Technology; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Iowa; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; The Pennsylvania State University; the University of California, San Diego Graduate Division; and the University of South Florida) to increase the recruitment, retention, and doctoral degree acquisition of Black, Indigenous, and Latino students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. As the UCEM grant program concludes, the Sloan Foundation is transitioning into the next phase of its work to diversify engineering and physical science PhD programs and associated fields through the
Sloan Centers for Systemic Change (SCSC) grant program.
