Editor’s Blog

What’s in it for the mentor? Seinfeld (and others) explain.

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by Jean Rhodes In a classic episode of Seinfeld, a puzzled George…

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.…

It’s not what you know….: The case for a networked approach to mentoring

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by Jean Rhodes According to a recent Gallup poll  successful…

“It was kind of like me sitting on a rainbow”: Reaching out to youth on the autism spectrum

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By Jean Rhodes It was a simple act of kindness, caught in a…

Other people’s children: The new reality show

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by Jean E. Rhodes Imagine a reality television show in which…

Older and (hopefully) wiser: A forthcoming book about youth mentoring

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by Jean Rhodes I wrote Stand by Me: The risks and rewards…