MentorNet, a nonprofit organization that matches students majoring in engineering and science with volunteer mentors, is expanding its program to include any students in these fields, especially women ...

At a school as large as Ohio State, there are plenty of resources available to students looking for extra help and guidance. Even so, sometimes individuals get lost in the shuffle. This is especially ...

In January, Lawrence H. Summers, president of Harvard University, made headlines when he suggested that innate differences between the sexes--rather than social barriers--may explain why fewer women ...

When students reach a critical point in their studies, they often seek a mentor for guidance: an academic adviser, a professional, a family member or even another student. MentorNet is an online ...

There are no easy fixes, of course. The gender imbalance in STEM fields is a deeply rooted structural problem, from the actual hiring process to the education system responsible for churning out the ...

PITTSBURGH - Alcoa Foundation today announced it has awarded a $100,000 two-year grant to MentorNet, the e-mentoring network for women in science and engineering, in an effort to increase the number ...

As volunteers during the pilot, faculty will be able to create, review and modify their user profiles that highlight their research, teaching, and career development interests, their mentoring needs ...

For 13 years, Mary F. Fernández has advised college students studying science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. But when she hears from them, it’s usually about more than just picking classes ...

A US science-mentoring service is seeking more advisers after a surge in demand. Since launching an enrolment campaign on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter in September, MentorNet, a non-profit group in ...