Facilitated by UC Davis’ Cross Cultural Center (CCC), the Graduate Students of Color (GSoC) Mentorship Program offers a holistic mentorship program to cultivate relationships between graduate students of color and faculty members to ultimately increase students of color representation in graduate school and the professoriate. This mentoring relationship is also designed to increase students’ connections to the institution and offer students of color support in navigating graduate education. Faculty mentors and student mentees formally apply and commit to being involved for two consecutive quarters, which includes attending monthly meetings and social or academic programs. Participating students also benefit from specialized research and professional development support provided by CCC staff.
