Editor’s Blog

New findings from the Center for Evidence-Based Mentoring
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By Jean Rhodes
For the past decade, my students, colleagues,…

Beyond “how’s it going?”: A new questionnaire assesses mentors’ satisfaction
Rhodes, J., Schwartz, S., & Wu, M. (2014) Validating a Mentoring…

Why relationships matter
In "The Heart Grows Smarter," David Brooks discussed the…

Why we need to pressure Congress to pass the Child Protection Improvements Act
A volunteer mentor from Odessa, Texas was arrested in July for…

A response to the critique of the Brookings Institute report on mentoring
by Phillip Levine, Ph.D.
I am grateful for the attention…

How to win friends and influence mentees
by Jean Rhodes
Nearly 80 years after its publication, Dale Carnegie's How…

Professors Are Prejudiced, Too
A recent study, conducted by Katherine Milkman and her colleagues,…

Psychological growth in the aftermath of trauma
by Jean Rhodes
The marathon bombing occurred one year…







College admissions and the “rich, inexpressible joy” of mentoring
by Jean Rhodes
In Jon Katz’s book Geeks, he chronicles the…







Raising the bar: Leveraging the science of relationships to improve youth outcomes
by Jean Rhodes
This past week, Mentoring Central and Big…







Expressing (and accepting) gratitude in the new year
By Jean Rhodes
A few years ago, my doctoral student and I…







From Supermarket Tomatoes to Apples: Aligning growth and quality through evidence
by Jean Rhodes
In 2006, David DuBois and I wrote a report about…







Transitioning to adulthood amidst uncertainty: How apprenticeships can help
by Jean Rhodes
Coming of age has never been more confusing.…