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Mentoring in the era of COVID-19: Nine experts in the field weigh in
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By Justin Preston and Monica Arkin
Featuring
Dr. Tim…

Guest Contributor Niobe Way: Why we should celebrate all mentors, male and female
by Niobe Way, Ed.D., Professor of Applied Developmental Psychology…

Using Evidence To Do the Most Good, Even When it Reveals an “Inconvenient Truth”
By Patrick T. McCarthy (reposted W.T. Grant Foundation)
Our…

How Does Mentoring Benefit Youth? Let’s Count the Ways
by David DuBois
One of the most common frustrations I…

Empathy adds “powerful, positive spark” to philanthropic giving
Editor's Note: In a recent NYTimes opinion piece, Jamil Zaki, an…

Can apprenticeships help reduce youth unemployment?
By Clio Chang, Century Foundation Policy Issue BriefAmerica has…

What is toxic stress and why does it matter for youth mentoring programs
By Venessa Marks and Julie Novak
This blog is…

Tim Cavell on developmental relationships: They are the “holy grail but….”
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2012 Apr;82(2):157-66. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2012.01151.x.Developmental…

On sparks, purpose, and natural mentors
Reflections on Natural Mentoring Conference
by Peter Samuelson,…

How to “Do” Critical Mentoring: Making your Program More Culturally Relevant
by Torie Weiston, Ph.D.
Weighty events taking place all over…

The Future of Evidence-based Policy
By Vivian Tseng
First published on the WT Grant blog
As…

Parents Aren’t Teachers — They’re Parents
Kent Pekel
President and CEO, Search Institute
At the start…

Methods Corner Cracking the code: How to Read a Research Paper
by Adar Ben-Eliyahu, PhD
For many of us, reading an academic…