ABSTRACT
This chapter highlights mentoring approaches that push the margins of more traditional programs-both in terms of the specific strategies adopted and in terms of outcomes targeted. The focus is on promoting success in higher education, and an approach to mentoring university faculty doing research relevant to social justice. The only hard and fast rule is that the presenting Associate should not present finalized work, but rather bring a dilemma, a question, and/or an impasse for discussion. The examples include attention to individual growth alongside efforts that can shift the culture of the academy to be more in sync with varied professional development needs. These efforts also create new settings, promote collective arrangements for support, and challenge prevailing definitions of "success". The chapter also discusses the importance of academic leadership by reviewing ways in which the principles for social justice mentoring.
