Monday, June 4, 2012

Welcome to the SREM Mentoring Blog!

Welcome to the Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities (SREM) of the American Sociological Association Mentoring Blog.


This blog will serve three primary purposes


1) Information: An online hub for information for SREM members related to professional success.
2) Questions: You will be able to ask questions on this blog and a volunteer will answer them. 
3) Safe Space: SREM will host a safe space where you can discuss issues with fellow sociologists who also research and teach in your area.




This blog is a work in progress, and thus the first step will be for us to post links to useful information. Once we have completed that, we will invite questions. Finally, we will host a discussion forum.

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Here are the mentoring needs we have identified: 

Mentoring Needs

Needs that can primarily be met through providing information:

How to get writing done
Links to information
How to manage time as an academic
Links to information
How to secure funding for research
Links to information
How to plan large research projects
Links to information
How to network at conferences
Links to information
How to deal with stress
Links to information
How to publish articles
Links to information
How to publish your first book
Links to information
How to promote your work
Links to information


Needs that would be best met through individualized mentoring

How to select your dissertation chair and committee
One-on-one question
How to select a dissertation topic
One-on-one question
How to manage conflict
One-on-one question
How to manage professional relationships
One-on-one question


Something SREM can do

How to create a safe space and positive community
Create safe space online


Please let us know in the comments section below if you have any suggestions to add to the category "Mentoring Needs." We will add new posts as we are able to do so.

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