The American Historical Association's Advisory Committee on Disability is establishing a mentoring program in which graduate students doing work in history of disability or related historical fields will be matched with established faculty mentors. Volunteer mentors will be matched with students who are either pursuing a graduate degree in the same subfield of history or who have the same disability, if they have disclosed that information. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. For complete information on the program, please continue reading.
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The American Historical Association's Advisory Committee on Disability is establishing a mentoring program in which graduate students doing work in history of disability or related historical fields will be matched with established faculty mentors. History graduate students with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.
Volunteer mentors will be matched with students who are either pursuing a graduate degree in the same subfield of history or who have the same disability, if they have disclosed that information. The program is based on communications either through email or by phone, or Skype in order to nurture the mentor-mentee relationship. Frequency and mode of contact may vary but must be no less than 1-2 hours every 4-6 weeks for at least one year.
The mentor-mentee relationship would be an informal connection in which the graduate student could ask the faculty member for advice on how to handle challenges they may face on the job market, in the classroom, during exams, doing research, dealing with administrative roadblocks, and the like.
Who qualifies for the program?
Graduate students pursuing a PhD in history, history of science, or history of medicine with a specialization in disability history who have a demonstrated interest in developing a career as a researcher and teacher/faculty in the history of disability.
Faculty who work or teach in history, history of science, or history of medicine with a specialization in disability history who would like to mentor future historians of disability.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. However, matches will be made in September and January of each academic year.
Mentors and mentees, please go to the following URL to submit your application: http://historians.org/resources/disability/mentorship.cfm
If you have any questions, please contact Mentorship Program Officers: Sandy Sufian (sufians@uic.edu) or Mike Rembis (marembis@buffalo.edu) of the Advisory Committee on Disability.
