Cross-Cultural Mentoring and Advocacy for African-American Female Counselor Educators Seeking Promotion

African-American female counselor educators face multicultural barriers in the promotion process. Cross-cultural mentoring bridges the gap between privileged faculty gatekeepers and minority female counselor educators seeking promotion. This presentation examines barriers to the promotion of African-American female counselor educators and examines leadership, advocacy, and social change strategies that promote successful cross-cultural mentoring to diversify counselor education faculty