Mentorship in Higher Education

Sara R. Rinfret, Ph.D., is Associate Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs, and Professor of public administration at Northern Arizona University, USA. She teaches and researches in the areas of regulatory policy and environmental policy. She also serves as the co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Public Affairs Education.Sarah L. Young, Ph.D., is Professor of public administration at Kennesaw State University, USA, where she serves as the Director of Research for CARE Services, a campus support program for students who experienced foster care or homelessness. She is also the co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Public Affairs Education.Bruce D. McDonald III is a professor of public budgeting and finance at NC State University, USA. He is the editor-in-chief of Public Administration, co-editor-in-chief of Public Finance Journal, and general editor for both the Routledge Public Affairs Education Book Series and the Routledge Public Budgeting and Finance Book Series.

• Introduction: The importance of mentorship in higher education 1. The contribution of formal and informal mentorship to faculty productivity: Views of faculty in public affairs programs 2. An intersectional consideration of mentoring in public administration 3. Equitable and inclusive mentoring programs for women faculty 4. Mentoring at the intersection of student and faculty retention at Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCUs) masters of public administration programs 5. Integrating mentoring with P&T processes: A case study from the School of Public Service at Boise State 6. Career mentorship of graduate students in public administration at the intersection of the relationship between students and faculty 7. Mentoring online MPA students: Assessing mentorship qualities and aligning program goals