Setting Expectations for Students and Advisors
Sample Documents and Reports
- Sample student annual evaluation form
- Mentoring case studies
- Postdoc Mentoring Compact (AAMC)
- NPA Postdoctoral Core Competency Recommendations
- NPA Core Competencies Self-Assessment Checklist
- Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century (NAS; includes suggested graduate student competencies)
Recommended Reading on Mentoring and Diversity
- Entering Mentoring (Handelsman et al.)
- On Being a Mentor: A Guide for Higher Education Faculty (Johnson)
- How to Mentor Graduate Students: A Guide for Faculty (University of Michigan)
- National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)
- Mentoring New Faculty (Hernandez)
- Advancing the Chemical Sciences Through Diversity (Hernandez)
- A Top-Down Approach for Diversity and Inclusion in Chemistry Departments (Hernandez and Watt)
- Open Chemistry Collaborative in Diversity Equity (OXIDE)
Books for Students to Read on Career Planning
- Designing Your Life (Burnett and Evans)
- Alternative Careers in Science (Robbins-Roth)
- Putting Your Science to Work (Fiske)
