Become a mentor to MSLIS Students this fall and spring! (NYU-LIU joint degree program)

Become a mentor to MSLIS Students this fall and spring!

The NYU-LIU Dual Degree Mentoring Program (flyer) facilitates connections between GLAM (gallery, library, archive, or museum) professionals with new MSLIS students seeking to develop and share their interests and expand their professional networks. This is a year-long program during which graduate students in the NYU-LIU Dual Degree Program are matched with mentors to work through self-directed goals. Formal mentoring begins September 5, 2025, and ends May 8, 2026. Mentors are paid a stipend of $500 for their participation. Mentorship activities take place virtually and in person. Mentors and mentees will be paired based on expertise, interest, and need.

Mentors are early-, mid-, or senior-career professionals working in galleries, libraries, archives, or museums who offer significant experience or an exceptional knowledge base in the field of library and information science. Mentors of all expertises or specialties will be considered, although the program is often in need of mentors working in archives, arts institutions, costume studies, fashion, or food and nutrition subjects. Prior experience as a mentor is not required. Most importantly, mentors are enthusiastic about the profession and eager to give back to it by offering their time and counsel as mentors.

We are now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 mentor cohort. You can find the mentor application form here. Deadline for applications is July 6, 2025. Mentor applicants will be informed whether they have been matched with an incoming student in late July/early August.

Please send any and all questions to: dualdegree@nyu.edu. This email is monitored by members of the Mentorship Committee.