Profiles in Mentoring

Here you’ll find our conversations with researchers, practitioners, and policy makers in the field of mentoring. They share the wealth of knowledge that they possess with us and we share it with you. Click on any interview to hear a new perspective on mentoring.

Why a syndicated columnist struggles with the terms “mentor” and “mentee”

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Editor's note: Here's some thoughts for those of us who have…

Matthew Broderick: How Many Mentors Made a Difference

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My father, he was my man. I was very close to him. Even when…

The many mentors of Steve Carell

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  My second-grade teacher was named Mr. Blackman, and…

Meet Professor Richard Lerner, positive youth development pioneer

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Tufts University developmental scientist challenges the myth…

Meet “grit” psychologist Angela Duckworth

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by Max Nesterak (excerpted from The Psych Report) MN: You…

Meet Carol S. Dweck, whose research has implications for mentoring for STEM

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Carol S. Dweck, a psychologist at Stanford University, has done…

Meet Lisa Bottomley, Mentoring Specialist with MSU Extension

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I am a Senior Specialist with a focus on youth mentoring…

Pedro Noguera: Why students need more than ‘grit’

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By Pedro A. Noguera and Anindya Kundu Recently, “grit”…

An interview with Jane Pauley

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Jane Pauley is an inspiration to the encore movement – and…

Black Males Need Opportunities, Mentors

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by Erin Hodge-Williams "I'm reaching out to some of America's…