This paper will describe the reflections of doctoral students as they complete their first experience of formal mentoring and examine what they discovered about the process and rigors of mentoring adults. Goals and objectives were negotiated and a formal written agreement describing trust, communication, time expectations and constraints,…

In spring of 2019, the author traveled to Kolkata, India, to work with the staff of the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, academic and public librarians, and library and information science students under a Fulbright Specialist grant. This article describes the Fulbright Specialist Program, provides information about the application process,…

Two combined preparation and induction programs for teacher candidates at Memphis State University (Tennessee), the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program and the Lyndhurst program, utilize a mentoring approach to professional development for program interns and beginning teachers. Each candidate has two mentors: a pedagogical mentor from the…