Your thoughts here could lead into a whole book of great discussion on how to support mentors and mentees alike. All of those questions you have on the incentives are spot-on and actually showcase several that the university is directly in control over in the present! I also see that in an evolving group (such as professors at a university), these answers would have to be updated constantly in order to keep with the modern times and culture. I am afraid however that the world at large is not going to find a satisfying answer to all of these questions in my lifetime.

Thanks for the comment! I especially like the idea of “Good Times” since it still encourages communication and empathy while not having the drawbacks of group projects that you mention. I imagine it works well even when students are stubborn about participating (they get to talk about their own passions!).

Thanks for reading my work! I think that many education administrations either don’t agree or notice this. I am very worried about them creating divisions between teachers by rewarding competitiveness between teachers. An administration that has a set limit of tenure positions available (regardless of the combined performance of all teachers and researchers) would be nightmarish for teachers that seek support from one another and want to build a learning community.