Sentences with phrase «mentors come in all colors»

He feels lucky to have a mentor who shares the same culture, but he knows great mentors come in all colors and from a variety of cultural backgrounds.

Not exact matches

Because white men, white women, and black men don't report feeling slighted when it comes to respect and instrumental support, they build much more robust relationships with their primary mentors than women of color do, giving them an advantage in career advancement, Ray said.
Coming out of undergrad at Connecticut College, where I got a dual degree in art history and French, and then finishing grad school in 1998 at NYU, where I concentrated on critical theory and American studies, I never imagined having the opportunity to work with the mentors I was fortunate enough to have in the years that immediately followed — namely, Lowery Stokes Sims, Thelma Golden, Karin Higa, and Li - lan, all profoundly brilliant and creative women of color.
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