Coaching and Mentoring

The Education Advisory Board shares highlights from several studies exploring the impacts of mentoring on student outcomes.

Describes the ways that connections between students and faculty—and with the university community as a whole—can positively impact student success.

Describes the impact that strong relationships with professors can have in creating a rewarding college experience for students.

Four scholars describe what institutions can do—and should not do—to enhance the well-mentored undergraduate experience.

Explores the impact of “natural” mentoring between student and faculty that takes place in the online and in-person classroom.

Review of the positive impacts that faculty behavior and mentorship can have on the student experience.

Suggestions for empowering students through setting clear expectations for participation and modeling good behavior in discussion boards.