Editor’s Blog

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…

Beyond the Compliment Sandwich: A New Recipe for Solving the Mentor’s Dilemma

By Jean Rhodes For years, educators and mentors have wrestled…

Deceptively Simple Yet Very Effective: The Underrated Power of Follow-Up Questions

As we gear up for the fall, here's a simple, often overlooked…

On the Olympics, the presidential race, and the enduring influence of athletic coaches

By Jean Rhodes Athletic coaches are having a moment. There…

The surprising benefits of just reaching out: Implications for mentoring

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By Jean Rhodes We all know that feeling. How an unexpected…

From “just-in-case” to “just-in-time” mentor training

By Jean Rhodes One of my favorite old Saturday Night Live…

All you need is “deep level” similarity: Predictors of quality mentoring matches

By Jean Rhodes Conventional wisdom has long emphasized…

Let’s put effective mental health strategies into every mentor’s tool box

Whether we plan for it or not, mental health conversations…

Aha!: How Mentoring Can Spark New Ideas and Connections

  by Jean Rhodes In the early 1990's, as an assistant…

The Uncanny Valley and the Future of AI in Mentoring Program

By Jean Rhodes The advent of artificial intelligence (AI)…

Let’s talk about religion, politics…and mentoring

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by Jean Rhodes We are living through one of the most bitterly…

The new science of single session interventions: Implications for mentoring

In a groundbreaking new paper, Schleider proposes leveraging the existing network of mentors to deliver evidence-based Single Session Interventions (SSIs).

Flash mentoring: An innovative new approach to building social capital

By Jean Rhodes Researchers have theorized about different…