Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D.

University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Harper is a tenured faculty member in the Graduate School of Education, Africana Studies, and Gender Studies
Director, Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education
Co-Founder and Project Director, Penn GSE Grad Prep Academy
Editor-in-Chief, Routledge Book Series on Race and Racism in American Higher Education
Faculty Fellow, Penn Institute for Urban Research
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Urban Education, University of Southern California
Faculty Affiliate, National Center on Fathers and Families
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Race and Racism in Higher Education
Black Male College Access and Achievement
College Men and Masculinities
Undergraduate Student Development, Engagement and Outcomes

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Mentoring relationships among African American women in graduate and professional schools

Lori D. Patton, Iowa State University
Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Abstract

The value of mentoring relationships among African American women in postbaccalaureate degree programs is emphasized and coupled with a discussion of the current shortage of same-race, same-sex mentors for African American female graduate and professional students.

Suggested Citation

Patton, L. D., & Harper, S. R. (2003). Mentoring relationships among African American women in graduate and professional schools. In M. F. Howard-Hamilton (Ed.), Meeting the needs of African American women. New Directions for Student Services (No. 104, pp. 67-78). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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