Editors Blog

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

Happy Mentors, Happy Programs

By Jean Rhodes Mentors are the lynchpin of successful youth…

Tipping points and a path to more effective mentoring

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By Jean Rhodes In a recent JAMA psychiatry paper, Boston University…

Rates of volunteerism are declining: What can mentoring programs do?

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By Jean Rhodes Recent research indicates a dramatic decline…

New Research Suggests a Smarter Approach to Goal Setting

By Jean Rhodes Recent research has highlighted the benefits…

A momentous week and 10 nuggets

By Jean Rhodes During moments of transition, parents and mentors…

The urgent message coming from boys and young men

By Jean Rhodes On Thursday at noon, the Center for Evidence-Based…

Reimagining mentoring through an equity lens

By Jean Rhodes “In theory, theory and practice are the same.…

Student chatbots are super friendly and helpful: That’s what worries me

By Jean Rhodes As universities grapple with surging demand…

America’s boys and men are falling behind…mentoring can help

By Jean Rhodes An excellent new article in the Wall Street…

What we talk about when we talk about evidence

By Jean Rhodes Researchers, practitioners, and policymakers…