The Faculty Mentorship: A Cornerstone for Academic and Professional Excellence in Higher Education

The higher educational institutes (HEIs) serve as nation’s back-bone for intellectual and socio-economic development of the country1. These institutes can enrich a culture of learning, innovation, collaborationand research by development of their faculty members2. Mentoring is one aspect of faculty developmentthat enhances professional identification, critical thinking, planning of activities, and classroommanagement skills3.The faculty mentorship program in any university can therefore help to providepersonalized support for the professional growth and development of faculty to achieve careersuccess, job satisfaction, job retention and raise the level of the institution4.