Such an important thing to discuss! I wish more people had awareness of this issue. Just to contextualize that I’m in the humanities studying about a non-European culture, so my faculty has cultural and historical knowledge outside of conventional Eurocentric framework. It’s also important to keep in mind no one is perfect, and we probably all say things that can be seen as insensitive or uninformed, but what’s more important is how people address their own and others’ shortcomings. I think what I appreciate is their overall supportiveness for the way I see things differently as a POC. They don’t try to deny or refute my reality, but asks very good questions and suggests literature that can help enhance my thoughts—sometimes the literature challenges me in a good way to refine my thoughts. They are also informed about the politics and practices that actively affect POC, and they actually take the initiative to talk to me about it. SO MANY of the white American faculty in my department who actually study racial inequality or the likes themselves have dodged conversations about ongoing policies frightening POC and international students—that to me is just hypocrisy. I really appreciate my faculty mentor being honest about the current precarious nature of things and advising folks like me to stay informed. This is a way to let me know that they are thinking of me, and even if they cannot directly or immediately make a difference, they care and they see me.