Mentorship Series

As a graduate student, having a positive relationship with your mentor is the linchpin of your success, but how do you build these crucial ties and get the mentoring you need?

This academic year, we’re interviewing faculty-graduate student pairs about what makes their mentoring relationships work. From practical tips to broader perspectives, these Q&As will equip you with ideas and tactics for improving your own mentoring relationships.


Rebeckah Fussell and Natasha Holmes

Natasha Holmes and Rebeckah Fussell work on a blackboard

February 7, 2025

Rebeckah Fussell, a Ph.D. candidate in physics, and Natasha Holmes, Ann S. Bowers Associate Professor of physics, share their perspectives on mentoring.

Read Fussell and Holmes’s thoughts on mentoring.


Kuang-Tse Wang and Carrie Adler

January 27, 2025

Kuang-Tse Wang, a Ph.D. candidate in genetics, genomics, and development, and Carrie Adler, associate professor of molecular medicine, share their perspectives on mentoring.

Read Wang and Adler’s thoughts on mentoring.


Mallory Gaspard and Alexander Vladimirsky

Alexander Vladimirsky and Mallory Gaspard

October 21, 2024

Mallory Gaspard, a Ph.D. candidate in applied mathematics, and Alexander Vladimirsky, professor of mathematics, share their perspectives on mentoring.

Read Gaspard and Vladimirsky’s thoughts on mentoring.