Conference Sessions
Transcending Class, Race, and Gender Dynamics at Work: Virtual Mentorship for Women of Color to Thrive in Academia
Mentorship can be where women of color find belonging. Higher education literature lacks frameworks that consider women of color mentorship & fewer that discuss virtual mentorship. This presentation will discuss a dissertation that examined a successful & productive virtual mentorship exploring key features of the mentorship, how the mentorship was maintained virtually, & the benefits and differences of virtual mentorship offering to the field practical strategies to continue to conduct our work in meaningful ways & maintain deep relationships online. Like those who have come before, we can find liberatory spaces to not only survive, but thrive while attending and working in higher education.
Presenter
Kim McAloney
(she/her)
Kim McAloney (she/hers) serves as the College Student Services Administration (CSSA) Ecampus Coordinator and Instructor at Oregon State University. This role engages her experience as an online instructor for five of her ten years teaching, her dissertation about virtual liberatory women of color mentorship, and her integration of technology in the face-to-face and online classrooms along with previous student affairs work. As an educator, she uses engaged pedagogy while teaching (in person or virtually) and values innovation and creativity with and by students. Prior to her role, she served as the assistant director of academic engagement in the Educational Opportunities Program coordinating a bridge program, academic programming, staff development, and serving as an academic counselor.
She holds a Ph.D. in Language, Equity, and Educational Policy, has earned a Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching, a master’s degree in CSSA and a bachelor’s degree in Ethnic Studies. Her areas of emphasis throughout her education and career include access and equity in higher education, women of color mentorship, first-generation college students, and teaching pedagogy. Kim is coauthoring a book, Liberationships: Critical Mentorship in Practice.