Why Mentoring Matters

and why teachers should be mentors

Our newest episode of the Ethics & Education podcast is here!

We trace the experiences of two people who’ve thought a lot about mentoring in higher ed: Diamond Lannaman and Harry Brighouse.

As an undergrad, Diamond actively sought out mentoring, with varying success, from both her professors and from programs like the CUNY Pipeline Program, which supports underrepresented undergrads in their transition to grad school. (Our visit to the Pipeline Program in 2022 was how we first met Diamond!)

As a philosophy professor, Harry considers questions like, whose responsibility is it to mentor college students? What if the teachers are just not that into mentoring, or aren’t very good at it? How should we think about mentoring, especially in higher ed?¹

“Why Mentoring Matters” explores why college students need good mentorship—and why their teachers should be those mentors.

Thanks for listening. The lines are open; we’d love to hear what you think.

Happy summer,

Carrie, Harry, and Tony

1. Harry explores many of these questions in his recent paper, “The Mentoring Responsibilities of University Teachers.” Let us know if you’d like to read it.