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Mentors and other colleagues can help guide faculty through various career stages as they develop and demonstrate their competence in teaching, research, and service; earn tenure and promotion; balance personal and professional responsibilities; meet post-tenure review expectations; and enjoy career-long productivity and satisfaction. Nurturing the ongoing development of faculty, including through faculty helping each other grow professionally, will prepare them to successfully meet the changes and challenges facing higher education.
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