Intentional and Unintentional Benefits of Minority Writing Accountability Groups

Overview

Journal Trends Microbiol

Date 2022 Aug 27

PMID 36030147

Authors

Elsie C Spencer

Kit Neikirk

Susan L Campbell

Keesha L Powell-Roach

Derrick Morton

Haysetta Shuler

Sandra A Murray

Antentor Hinton Jr

Affiliations

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Abstract

A faculty position can be a balancing act. Many new faculty, particularly minorities, struggle due to a lack of mentorship. Writing accountability groups (WAGs) offer new faculty an opportunity to glean advice from mentors and improve their writing skills and enhance their career development in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

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