The college years are often a time of great change and new responsibilities, and it can be difficult for students to adjust to these new responsibilities without a diverse network of support. The connections, relationships, [...]
Mentoring Central is pleased to welcome Dereka McNair to our team of passionate and skilled professionals. […]
Mentoring Central is proud to announce the release of a new, multimedia, interactive, web-based training course designed specifically for onboarding STEM mentors! As the numbers of youth pursuing careers or higher education in science, technology, [...]
One of the most challenging parts of being a mentor to a child or teenager is jointly planning activities to do together. Breaking the adult-child decision-making paradigm of adults making all of the decisions is [...]
Mentoring Central Research Scientist Dr. Rebecca Stelter joined a working group with other researchers from the National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC) Research Board to develop a youth-informed guide for young people seeking or entering a [...]
Researchers from Mentoring Central are seeking STEM mentoring programs to participate in usability and feasibility studies to evaluate a new online mentor training course for STEM mentors. The new course includes an adapted version of [...]
Mentoring Central is pleased to announce that Jamila Howard has joined our team as an administrative assistant. […]
Mentoring Central President and Senior Research Scientist Dr. Janis Kupersmidt presented as a panelist in a live session at the 2023 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) National Research Conference last month in Arlington, Virginia. [...]
Successful mentoring programs that foster impactful experiences for mentees should be supported and maintained with proven mentor management practices, which include providing mentor support as matches navigate their mentoring relationships. […]
With mentor management, programs can expect better results. However, it can be difficult for some programs to understand how to monitor and support mentors. […]
