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The Strength of Vulnerability: Surprising New Insights into Building Strong Mentoring Relationships
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By Jean Rhodes
In a year in which words like 'AI'…

Nudging through text messages: An evidence-based role for mentors
by Jean Rhodes
As the parent of a high school junior, I can't…

Separating the wheat from the chaff in youth mentoring
by Jean Rhodes
Ron Haskins, the co-director of the Center…

The problem of the benevolent dolphin: Implications for mentoring
by Jean Rhodes
In their new book, “Mistakes Were Made,…

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…