The gift of mentoring is hard-wired into the fabric of academia. Progression through university and into a job in academia is steeped in the ancient art of apprenticeship. Nowadays there is the more reciprocal and inclusive ‘learning by doing’ as developed by African American women to mentor the next generation of civil rights activists.
Written by Heidi Mirza
Heidi Safia Mirza is Emeritus Professor of Equality Studies in Education at UCL Institute of Education and Visiting Professor of Race, Faith and Culture at Goldsmith’s College, University of London. Heidi is a daughter of the Windrush generation from Trinidad and one of the first female professors of colour Britain. She is author of several best-selling books including Black British Feminism, Young Female and Black and co-editor of Dismantling Race in Higher Education: Racism, whiteness and decolonising the academy.
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