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The Distance Between Those Who Serve and The General Public Blog Post Admiral Mike Mullen speaks about the small portion of the US population directly involved in the military. More »	Two Aspen Fellows Named to Forbes “Most Powerful Women” List Blog Post Read more about Fellows Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Beth Brooke. More »	Harnessing the Power of the Diaspora Blog Post Partners for a New Beginning convenes Diaspora members to discuss economic issues More »
"The New York Times" Calls First Mover Fellow Instrumental in Change Blog Post Corporate Governance Leader Michelle Edkins Praised for Opening Dialogue More »	On Space, Economy, Design, Health and Much More. Blog Post June 26 - July 2, 2013 More »	Kerry Underscores Importance of Partners for a New Beginning Blog Post Business and civil society leaders from the US, Middle East and North Africa gather to speak with Secretary Kerry More »

Announcing the 2013 Bezos Scholars @ the Aspen Institute Blog Post Young leaders from across the country and around the world welcomed to 2013 Aspen Ideas Festival More »	In Light of the One Fund Boston: What is a Life Worth? Blog Post Kenneth Feinberg on Victim Compensation Funds More »	Ascend Fellows Fighting Poverty Highlighted on MSNBC Blog Post Powerful voices and breakthrough solutions working to break the cycle of poverty More »
Supporting Moms: The Case for Investing in Childcare Blog Post Exploring the Nation's Need for Quality, Affordable Care May 10, 2013 More »	Dispatches from the Morning and Afternoon Sessions of New York Ideas Blog Post Highlights from the day's forum with cutting-edge innovators More »	WATCH: Elizabeth Diller Speaks on Citizenship Architecture Blog Post The Washington Ideas Roundtable Hosts Diller in Conversation with Damian Woetzel More »

Google Duo Discuss The New Digital Age at the Institute Blog Post Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen Discuss Their New Book More »	A new report from the 2012 Roundtable on Institutional Innovation Publication By integrating the core of an organization with the edge, where innovation is more likely to happen, we can create dynamic, learning networks. More »	Promoting Physical Literacy as a Way to Get People Moving Blog Post Robin Schepper Reflects on the Aspen Institute's Project Play Summit and Looks Ahead More »
Next at the Aspen Institute: May 2013 Blog Post Upcoming Events and Live Streams More »	Aspen Global Leadership Network Fellows Act on Behalf of One of Their Own Blog Post Fellows Rally for Africa Leadership Initiative Fellow Bheki Makbuhu In Far-Reaching Contempt of Court Case More »	June 26 - July 2, 2013 Aspen, CO Event A gathering of some of the world's most interesting thinkers to discuss their work, inspirations, and ideas. more at www.aspenideas.org More »

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Access to Capital and Credit Program Focusing on efforts to help low-income individuals and communities gain access to mainstream financial services. More »	About the Economic Opportunities Program Program EOP currently is working on Financial Services, Microenterprise Development and Workforce Development More »	About the Program Program Workforce training, community college, microenterprise and asset building strategies for lower income Americans. More »
Promoting Culture and Understanding Through Film Event Voices from the United Arab Emirates September 12, 2012 More »	The Language of Political Discourse The Unintended Consequence of the Civil Rights Movement Blog Post Author Taylor Branch talks about his newest book. More »	Taylor Branch on "The King Years" Event The Pulitzer Prize-winning author discusses his new collection drawn from the "King Years" trilogy. January 25, 2013 More »

Society of Fellows symposium: What Have We Learned from Lincoln? Event Moderated by Harold Holzer, author of Emancipating Lincoln March 17 - 19, 2013 More »	Aspen Asks: The Untapped Engine: How can Women Drive the Economy? Event Featuring: Barbara Krumsiek, Celinda Lake, Racquel Russell and moderated by David Leonhardt January 24, 2012 More »	Community Change Program Our program is known for its pioneering work on Theories of Change and community building evaluation. Roundtable on Community Change More »
Racial Equity work of the Roundtable on Community Change Program The Roundtable serves as a premier research and action program on race and racism in 21st century America. Roundtable on Community Change More »	About the Program Program We help policymakers, practitioners, and funders develop and implement effective strategies for promoting vibrant, racially equitable communities in the United States and internationally. More »	Community Strategies Group Why CSG Program More than experienced innovators in leadership convening; a reliable source of expertise on positive community change. More »

Community Strategies Group What We Know Program Our areas of knowledge include Family Economic Success, Regional Vitality, Rural Development and more... More »	Community Strategies Group Who We Are Program Meet the team behind the Community Strategies Group More »	2010 Aspen Cultural Diplomacy Forum Event The forum featured political and cultural leaders who were shaping the policies and practices of cultural diplomacy... More »
Find out about our exciting new season starting February 1, 2013 Event Series Readings and talks featuring some of the most prominent writers in contemporary literature. Aspen Writers' Foundation More »	Sports & Society: What We Do Program Our mission is to convene leaders, foster dialogue, and inspire solutions that help sport serve the public interest, with a focus on the development of healthy children and communities. More »	ROH Muscat - Aspen Creative Arts World Summit Event The inaugural event took place in Muscat, Oman on November 28-30, 2011. Global Initiative on Culture and Society More »

Perspectives from the American Enterprise Institute Event Featuring AEI President Arthur Brooks August 16, 2013 More »	Mind Shifts: Unleashing Your Leadership Potential Event Society of Fellows Luncheon August 16, 2013 More »	Thoughts on the Good Life: Creating a Lasting Legacy Event Society of Fellows Symposium August 20, 2013 More »
Future Health 100 Retreat Event Discussion on accelerating the pace of healthcare transformation and advancing our pursuit to end childhood obesity August 21-23, 2013 More »	The Aspen Seminar Event An opportunity to step away from the demands of the present and reflect on the concept of a good and just society. August 24, 2013 - August 30, 2013 More »	Aspen Creative Placemaking Roundtable Event Roundtable on solving local issues through creative placemaking September 8-10, 2013 More »

Aspen Wye Fellows with Molly Williamson Event Featuring Molly Williamson, leading expert on US foreign policy towards the Middle East September 13, 2013 More »	LearnUp/Webinar Event More »	The Aspen Seminar The Aspen Seminar Event A unique opportunity to step away from the demands of the present and reflect with other leaders. September 21 - 27, 2013 More »
Aspen Forum on Innovations in Early Childhood Education Event Ideas and strategies that move children and their parents toward educational success and economic security September 24-26, 2013 More »	US-Maghreb Entrepreneurship Conference Event More »	The Aspen Seminar Wye River Event A unique opportunity to step away from the demands of the present and reflect with other leaders. October 5 - 11, 2013 More »

CityLab: Urban Solutions to Global Challenges Event Conversations with global city leaders about urban ideas and innovations that are shaping metro centers October 6-8, 2013 More »	Aspen Institute Dialogue on the Future of Libraries Event Aspen Institute Dialogue on the Future of Libraries October 23-25, 2013 More »	Aspen Wye Fellows with Julian Bond Event Featuring Julian Bond, leading expert and activist on civil rights October 24, 2013 More »
Aspen Seminar Germany November 1- 3, 2013 Event Philosophy and Practice More »	Fall Board Meeting November 8, 2013 Event Aspen Institute Board of Trustees More »	Celebrating Ascend Fellows A Fall Celebration of Accomplishments Event Continuing impact on the lives of vulnerable families. November 13- 15, 2012 More »

A Conversation with Renée Fleming Video Interviewer: Damian Woetzel, dancer and Director of the Aspen Institute Arts Program. April 17, 2013 More »	WATCH: Google's Eric Schmidt & Jared Cohen Video On their new book "The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Businesses". More »	Prof. Muhammad Yunus on Social Business Video Ending Poverty, Unemployment, and Lack of Health April 19, 2013 More »
Next Steps in the Work-Family Revolution Video Featuring Anne-Marie Slaughter and Charles Kenny Aspen, CO More »	Skills Gap in Manufacturing Video More »	Experiences in National Service: Expanding Opportunities for All of America’s Youth Video More »

Community Leaders in National Service: Stories of Success Video More »	Improving Retirement Security: Expanding Coverage to All Americans Video More »	Policy Guide to Scaling Social Innovation Video Launch event for the Policy Guide to Scaling Social Innovation May 14, 2013 More »
Leaning in with Child Care Video A Discussion on Childcare Jobs and the Need for Quality, Affordable Care More »	State of Race 2013: Concluding Remarks Video By Historian and Author Taylor Branch April 22, 2013 More »	State of Race 2013: Panel on Youth Video Featuring: Christina Downs, Kristal High, Victor Rios, Lisa Wong and Ray Suarez April 26, 2013 More »

State of Race 2013: Media and Popular Culture Panel Video With Panelists: Anna Deavere Smith, Brian Yang, Thomas Chatterton Williams and José Díaz-Balart April 22, 2013 More »	State of Race 2013: Presentation on the Demographics of Race Video Featuring Paul Taylor, Pew Research Center April 22, 2013 More »	State of Race 2013: The Impact of Faith-based Communities on Race Video Featuring Abed Awad, Ralph Reed, Jasjit Singh, and Juan Williams More »
State of Race 2013: Welcome and Opening Remarks Video Welcome and Introduction by Charles M. Firestone, Aspen Institute. Remarks by David L. Cohen, Comcast Corporation April 22, 2013 More »	Astronaut Jeff Ashby at the Aspen Challenge Video February 22, 2013 More »	A Conversation with Olympic and Paralympic Athletes Video Featuring Michelle Kwan, Sarah Reinertsen and others. April 11, 2013 More »

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