Mentorship Program Applications Open | Deadline: August 20, 2025
Since its launch in 1999, Massey College’s mentorship program, Meeting of Minds, has connected over 1,000 Junior Fellows with senior members of the Massey community, fostering meaningful and mutually enriching relationships. Mentorship is a vital part of the Junior Fellowship experience—offering the guidance, insight, and connection that help shape their academic and public leadership journeys. Senior Fellows, Visiting Scholars, Journalism Fellows, and alumni at least five years post-Fellowship are warmly invited to apply to participate in this valued tradition.
I have already mentored at Massey College twice and it has been a phenomenal learning experience for me. Passing on my own learnings and revisiting my professional journey when mentoring a young scholar, always entails listening and learning first, then adapting my experience to new needs and context and hence relearning all-over again. It is a fantastic exercise.
Creation of a structured and trusting relationship with a leader offering guidance, networking and professional opportunities, focused but not limited to, career development.
Opportunity to build a trusting relationship and work with bright young scholars, get to know new people and experiences, and discover and contribute to the Massey College community.
In order to enrich the experience of both mentors and mentees, the Meeting of Minds program features several types of mentorship experiences:
One-on-one: Mentor and mentee, matched by the program administrator, meet on a regular basis (2 hours/month) either in-person or virtually, based on their needs and comfort level.
August: Program Launch, recruitment and applications
September: Matching
October – March: The Program
April: Recognition and Closure
May: Assessment
~15 hours over 6 months (September-April) including:
Meeting of Minds Launch event: 1 hour (September)
Training: 1 hour (September / early October)
Mentor-Mentee 1-1: at least 6 hours over 6 months – 1 hour/month (October to April)
Meeting of Minds event (professional development): 2 hours – 2 events
Wednesday, October 7, at 4:00pm
Anti-Bias & Microaggressions Workshop – with Alumna Chantal Phillips and Shannon Giannitsopoulou
All mentors are required to attend our Anti-bias and Microaggressions workshop with Chantal Phillips and Shannon Giannitsopoulou OR to review the material and resources below.
Thursday, October 8, at 4:00pm
Mentoring 101 and ask-me-anything – with Chair of the Quadrangle society David Smith
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