Professor Hagan Named IUPUI Graduate and Professional Mentor of the Year
04/09/2020
Professor Carrie Hagan has been named the IUPUI Graduate and Professional Mentor of the Year for the 2019-2020 academic year. She received this honor from the IUPUI Graduate Mentoring Center. She was nominated for the honor by seven individuals who lauded her as an outstanding example of mentoring on campus.
Many nominators mentioned Professor Hagan�s relationships with her students.
�She understands how an individual student�s intersectional identity�race, gender identity, sexuality, class status, etc.�might impact their lived experience as a law student. She meets us where we are and treats us like whole human beings,� one nominator wrote.
Professor Hagan also was noted for her work which opens opportunities for her students.
�Professor Hagan takes the time to understand students' strengths and push them to grow. Importantly, she encourages students to use these strengths and newly-acquired skills to serve the Indianapolis community. This is a powerful combination, and one that both nurtures students during a vulnerable time and inspires them to push beyond the traditional understanding of what a law degree can do for society,� another nominator wrote.
The award is given to encourage and recognize outstanding mentoring of the graduate and professional students and identify best practices for graduate mentoring at IUPUI. Professor Hagan would have been honored at the annual IUPUI Elite 50 dinner with IU McKinney 3L Weston Nicholson. The event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Professor Hagan is a Clinical Professor of Law at IU McKinney, where she is the Director of the Civil Practice Clinic.
