Editors Blog

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

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Dear Chronicle Readers,   For…

Why it’s so important to consider youth’s capacity for connection

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by Jean Rhodes In a study of successful, long-term mentoring…

What an unexpected diagnosis can tell us about mentoring

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by Jean Rhodes None of the specialists at the U. of Chicago…

The future of mentoring: An infographic

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by Jean Rhodes I recently worked with a talented team at the…

Slipping through my fingers: What a new study (and sappy song) reveal about relationships

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by Jean Rhodes Slipping through my fingers all the time, I…

What a wildly improbable movie can teach us about mentoring

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by Jean Rhodes In the comedy, Role Models, two self-absorbed…

Mentoring by the numbers: Some surprising trends in volunteer efforts

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By Jean Rhodes and Elizabeth Raposa Let’s start with a pop…

From poetry to justice: Mentors as partners in youth’s critical awareness and activism

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by Jean Rhodes Sixteen-year old Kayla Harris loves poetry.…

The “warm-glow” theory of giving to others: Implications for mentoring programs

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by Jean Rhodes Why do people give their precious time and…

“I have seen the power of mentoring firsthand”: Hillary Clinton on the mentors who changed her life

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by Jean Rhodes "At a time when there seems to be so little…