From the American Historical Association:
Unlike graduate school, where an adviser’s influence can be sustained throughout a career, bonds between faculty and undergraduates are usually more fleeting, but perhaps they are equally rewarding. Encouraging undergraduates as they find their way renews my hope for the future. … An assistant professor with boundless energy, Anita Casavantes Bradford has secured funding to launch a campus-wide first-generation faculty program in which colleagues, the first in their families to graduate from college, will serve as resources for first-generation undergraduates. She also serves as the faculty adviser for DREAMS@UCI, an organization that represents undocumented students. …[Vicki Ruiz is a history professor at UC Irvine.]

For the full story, please visit http://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/march-2015/the-gift-of-mentorship.