TroyLeap Blog
Research-backed insights on mentoring, higher education, and career readiness
Building an Institutional Mentoring Program: Lessons from Early Adopters
Career services leaders who've successfully launched alumni mentoring programs share practical insights about what works, what doesn't, and how to build sustainable programs that scale.
NACE Career Competencies: A Framework for Structured Mentoring Conversations
The NACE career competencies provide a research-backed framework for mentoring conversations. Here's how to structure developmental relationships around these eight essential skills.
The Future of Alumni Engagement: From Fundraising to Mentoring
Alumni relations is evolving beyond traditional fundraising models. The next generation of alumni engagement centers on meaningful ways for graduates to give back—with mentoring leading the way.
Introducing TroyLeap: A Research-Backed Approach to Alumni Mentoring
We built TroyLeap to solve the challenges that prevent effective alumni mentoring at scale: matching quality, administrative burden, and relationship support. Here's how it works.
Bridging the Career Readiness Gap: How Alumni Mentoring Programs Fill the Void
Students graduate with strong academic credentials but often lack the professional competencies employers seek. Alumni mentoring addresses this gap by providing real-world context and skill development.
AI-Powered Matching in Higher Education: Moving Beyond Random Pairing
Traditional mentoring programs rely on manual matching or random assignment, creating mismatches that undermine program effectiveness. AI-powered matching transforms this critical bottleneck.
The Impact of Structured Mentoring on Career Readiness: What the Research Shows
Decades of research demonstrate that structured mentoring programs significantly improve career outcomes for students. Here's what the evidence reveals about effective mentoring relationships.