Editor’s Blog

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…

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…

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…

Invisible Digital Companions: How Mentors Can Help Youth Navigate AI
By Jean Rhodes
I recently listened to a fascinating episode…

The five most popular Chronicle posts of 2025
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by Jean Rhodes
This year has been shaped by a…

College’s real edge is social capital, not chatbots
In a new study, Emily Hersch and colleagues report that students…

Mentoring Programs in the Age of AI: Perils and Promise
By Jean Rhodes
Mentoring programs are entering an era in…

The Recent Government Shutdown Hurt Children and Adolescents: Well-Trained Mentors Can Help
By Jean Rhodes
The recent government shutdown led to widespread…

