The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues.
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Displaying What We Do: Education
The College Excellence Program aims to identify and replicate campus-wide practices that significantly improve college student outcomes. Through the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the...
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The Aspen Institute Advocacy Planning and Evaluation Program (APEP) helps our clients plan, assess, and refine their policy advocacy efforts. In particular, we help foundations, individual funders...
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Business and Society Program
GeneralThe First Movers FellowshipCVSG & Aspen PrinciplesSelect Press Mentions of Policy Statement on Short-Termism, Released September 9, 2009Business Education GeneralThe Top...
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Event | May 8, 2013 |
Washington, DC
Forum for Community Solutions
This convening will focus on the models and strategies being implemented across the country that are helping to build community self-reliance and leadership, while creating pathways to college and...
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Blog Post | March 18, 2013 | Mary Cappabianca
College Excellence Program Director Josh Wyner explains the criteria for selecting the Aspen Prize finalists.Community colleges remain at the center of a national dialogue about workforce...
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Event | July 8, 2013 - July 12, 2013 |
Aspen, CO
Aspen Writers' Foundation
Session One: Ages 6 - 8 (limited to 12 students) Cost $300Instructor: Tom Alpern Explore the relationship between writing and visual art and create artistic expressions through words and pictures....
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Event | July 15, 2013 - July 19, 2013 |
Aspen, CO
Aspen Writers' Foundation
Session TwoAges 9 - 11 (limited to 12 students)Cost $300Instructor: Tom AlpernExplore the relationship between writing and visual art and create artistic expressions through words and pictures....
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Business and Society Program
The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education (Aspen CBE) equips business leaders for the 21st century with the vision and knowledge to integrate corporate profitability and social value. We help...
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Video | March 20, 2013
Santa Barbara City College and Walla Walla Community College, along with other two Finalists with Distinction, were honored at an awards ceremony and celebration at the Newseum in Washington, DC.
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