Metadata
Title
Featured Media: BRN Faculty Fellows discuss the power of mentorship
Category
undergraduate
UUID
debd92926d024ee0a5684fbd1bb74386
Source URL
https://brn.utoronto.ca/featured-media-brn-faculty-fellows-discuss-the-power-of-...
Parent URL
https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/news-and-stories/black-research-network-...
Crawl Time
2026-03-23T09:09:42+00:00
Rendered Raw Markdown

Featured Media: BRN Faculty Fellows discuss the power of mentorship

Source: https://brn.utoronto.ca/featured-media-brn-faculty-fellows-discuss-the-power-of-mentorship/ Parent: https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/news-and-stories/black-research-network-sparks-collaboration-boosts-black-excellence/

< News | Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Featured Media: BRN Faculty Fellows discuss the power of mentorship

The BRN Faculty Fellows, from left to right, Brice Batomen, Mireille Norris, and Alexander Barnett. (Photo credit: Andy Jibb)

Mentorship can play an integral role in making a positive difference in someone’s life. But what does it take to be a valuable mentor? And how can one seek mentorship effectively?

In celebration of Black History Month, the BRN Faculty Fellows are answering these questions and more as they discuss their careers in academia and initiatives to provide mentorship to students at the University of Toronto.

The BRN Faculty Fellows are Brice Batomen, an assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Mireille Norris, a geriatrician at Sunnybrook Hospital and an assistant professor at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine; and Alexander Barnett, an assistant professor in the department of psychology at the Faculty of Arts & Science.

The BRN Faculty Fellows also discuss how the Black Research Network can strengthen academic excellence for the next generation of researchers. One of its four strategic pillars, the BRN aims to enhance the experiences of U of T Black-identified faculty, librarians, post-doctoral fellows, graduate, and undergraduate students by providing mentorship.

This video launched alongside BRN Excellence, our monthly LinkedIn newsletter. Subscribe today.

Categories

Black Excellence Black History Month BRN Community UofT

Recent News

News | Thursday, March 19, 2026

Beverley Essue receives Connaught Award to advance financial protection in cancer care

A cancer diagnosis is a devastating blow resulting in both physical and emotional turmoil, leaving patients and their families to...

Read More

Public and Population Health

News | Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Heart disease marker varies by African ancestry: BRN Faculty Fellow research

Cardiovascular disease remains the second leading cause of death in Canada, after cancer.  One marker drawing increased attention is lipoprotein(a), a cholesterol-related...

Read More

BRN Medical, Health, and Life Sciences Public and Population Health

News | Monday, March 16, 2026

BRN Research Symposium 2026 to focus on turning scholarship into action

The Black Research Network (BRN) will host its second annual research symposium on March 27 at Victoria University in the University of Toronto.  ...

Read More

BRN