Branching out as a mentor

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Editorial

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Geography

Publication Date

5-15-2020

Abstract

Two years ago, the vice president for student life at my university asked me to serve as a faculty adviser of a student group. I enjoy mentoring and have worked with a number of student groups over the years, but this offer was different. The group—called Brother 2 Brother (B2B)—is largely composed of African American and Latino students. It has a good reputation for fostering a supportive environment for male students who find themselves in the minority in virtually every other situation they encounter across campus. But I was reluctant to get involved because I didn’t see myself as the right person for the job. What would a 52-year-old white male professor raised in largely white northern Appalachia have to offer?

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