Editors Blog

Chronicle editor, Jean Rhodes, offers her perspectives on topics related to mentoring research, practice, and policies.

Warmth Is the Engine: What a Global Study of Youth Thriving Tells Us About Mentoring

By Jean Rhodes A rigorous new study, published in the Journal…

The Case for Credible Messengers

Jean Rhodes Credible messenger mentoring is a community-rooted…
Two people having a conversation. Mentors, mentees. Self-disclosure.

How Real Conversations Can Change LIves

By Jean Rhodes A new study Lauren Schudde, published in The…

The Flipside of Microaggressions: How Micro-Recognitions Change Everything in Mentoring

By Jean Rhodes When Professor Becky Wai-Ling Packard joined…

The Gift Goes Both Ways: What a New Meta-Analysis Reveals About Purpose, Meaning, and Older Adult Mentors

By Jean Rhodes The mentoring field has long understood…

No One Should Leave Empty-Handed: Single-Session Approaches for Youth on Waitlists

By Jean Rhodes When a young person and their family reach…

Important New Evaluation Highlights the Promise (and Limits) of CBT-Informed Mentoring

By Jean Rhodes A new randomized controlled trial of the YMCA's…
I am a champion

A Super Bowl Ad With Psychology Behind It

On Sunday, millions of viewers watched the NFL's 60-second Super…

Why Mentoring Professionals Love Their Work But May Leave Anyway

By Jean Rhodes MENTOR's newly released Movement Makers report…

New Study Highlights the Power of Expecting More From Teens

by Jean Rhodes Parents of middle schoolers hear the warnings…