Effective mentorship in higher education begins at the institutional level. Institutional cultures that value mentorship and create conditions for students, faculty, and staff to thrive have the power to cultivate inclusive and sustainable STEM communities. Karalis Noel et al. (2021, 2022) discussed STEM postdoc mentorship as a shared responsibility and dynamic process that necessitates a…

Intersectionality (Crenshaw, 1989) is a concept we can use to teach students that people do not identify with one monolithic identity throughout their lives. Rather, we often represent a multitude of intersecting identities, and the various ways in which we view ourselves/are viewed by others may ebb and flow. Intersectionality prompts us to consider how…

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