Entries by Mia Lamont

Call for Contributions: Join the First European Conference on Social Mentoring November 2026

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We are excited to share an important milestone for the mentoring field: the International Conference “Social Mentoring in Europe: Prospects for Social Inclusion and Engagement” will take place November 13–14, 2026, at Bertha von Suttner Private University in St. Pölten, Austria. Supported by the Mentoring Europe network and co-organized by the Ment4EU Cooperation Partnership, this […]

Registration Now Open! Effective Student Mentoring Webinar with Becky Wai-Ling Packard, PhD.

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We are excited to welcome one of the nation’s foremost mentoring scholars, Becky Wai-Ling Packard, PhD, as the featured presenter for our upcoming Effective Student Mentoring Webinar on March 26, 2026 at 12 PM ET. Dr. Packard is the Mary E. Woolley Professor of Psychology and Education at Mount Holyoke College, an endowed chair recognizing […]

Advancing Student Equity and Success at FYE 2026

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At the 45th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience (FYE 2026), the Center for Evidence-Based Mentoring was pleased to share new research examining how first-year students—particularly first-generation and Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) students—identify and prioritize their own challenges during the transition to college. In our session, “Centering Student Voice: Challenges Faced by First-Generation & MSI Students,” […]

Dr. Jean Rhodes to Showcase MentorPRO at UMass Innovates

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We’re excited to announce that Dr. Jean Rhodes, Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Mentoring and MentorPRO co-founder, will present at UMass Innovates: Advancing Research, Teaching, and Learning Through AI and Other Technologies on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Her session, “Mentoring in the Age of AI: Augmenting Human Relationships with Human-at-the-Helm Technology,” will explore how […]

Advancing Evidence-Based Mentoring at the 2026 National Mentoring Summit

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The 2026 National Mentoring Summit, hosted by MENTOR in Washington, D.C. from February 4 through 6, brought together mentoring practitioners, researchers, philanthropic investors, youth leaders, and government and civic leaders from across the country to explore best practices for strengthening and expanding the youth mentoring movement. Held annually at the conclusion of National Mentoring Month, […]

New Study Addresses the Link Between Screen Time and Adolescent Mental Health

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Cheng, Q., Panayiotou, M., Finserås, T. R., Andersen, A. I. O., & Humphrey, N. (2025). How do social media use, gaming frequency, and internalizing symptoms predict each other over time in early-to-middle adolescence? Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf150 Introduction Concerns that social media and gaming are driving adolescent mental health problems have become widespread, despite […]

Interpreting Gaps in Student Mental Health Care Engagement

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Bay, J. (2026, January 27). Students trust mental health services—but few use them. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/health-wellness/2026/01/27/students-trust-mental-health-services-few-use-them Main takeaways Students report high trust in campus mental health services, yet utilization remains strikingly low. Structural barriers (stigma, scheduling, visibility) outweigh lack of awareness. Social connection and mentoring contexts may be critical leverage for access and equity. […]

New BBBS Report Positions Youth Mentorship as Essential Social Infrastructure

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. (2025). A future built on mentorship: Why mentoring is the essential infrastructure our future needs now. Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Key Takeaways A new national report by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) positions youth mentorship as essential social infrastructure, comparable to education and public health […]

Call for Proposals: Coach-Mentor Training Evaluation

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The U.S. Soccer Foundation is seeking proposals from qualified evaluators to conduct an independent, mixed-methods evaluation of its Coach-Mentor Training (CMT) program. The evaluation will examine training effectiveness, coach-mentor outcomes, young people’s experiences with trained adults, and the Foundation’s national train-the-trainer model as the program scales toward training 100,000 coach-mentors by 2030. This project offers […]

New Study Finds Technology-Enhanced Peer Mentoring Linked to First-Year Student Success

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Werntz, A., Deng, Y., Jasman, M., Yowell, C., & Rhodes, J. E. (2025). Effects of a technology-enhanced university peer mentoring program on first-year academic and well-being outcomes. International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMCE-03-2025-0027 Key Takeaways: Students who checked in and messaged their peer mentors more often earned higher GPAs, even when accounting […]