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: Justice & Equity
Communications and Society Program
Libertad y Conectividad: Fomento a la libertad para comunicar en las Américas se refiere a los déficits críticos en la conectividad y la libertad de comunicarse en el hemisferio...
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Communications and Society Program
Ver la versión en españolAbout the ForumThe Aspen Institute Forum on the Freedom to Communicate was created by the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program in association with Grupo...
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Communications and Society Program
The annual Aspen Institute Symposium on Critical Issues in Journalism at the U.S. Department of State has been organized by the Communications and Society Program since 2006. The Symposium is part of...
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Blog Post | February 13, 2013 | Douglas Farrar
As the media turned its focus to President Obama’s audience during the State of the Union—namely Congress—the Aspen Institute was keeping an eye on one particular member of the freshman Congressional...
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Blog Post | February 13, 2013 | Dan Glickman
Dan Glickman is VP and executive director of the Aspen Institute's Congressional Program.Last night President Obama delivered a powerful State of the Union address. He was respectful but forceful in...
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The theme of the 2012 ThinkXChange was the power and potential of two-generation approaches, which focus on creating opportunities for and addressing the needs of both vulnerable parents and children...
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On the Ascend blog, Dr. Joan Lombardi and Rachel Schumacher examine early childhood and maternal education, noting that the moment is ripe to bring the two together.
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The Ascend Promising Programs Profiles include a range of promising programs from across the United States that operate along the two-generation continuum: parent-child; child-parent; and whole-...
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Business and Society Program
The Aspen Corporate Values Strategy Group (CVSG) is focused on ensuring that corporate and investment practice better supports the long-term health of society. Short-term pressures in today...
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Roundtable on Community Change
The Racial Equity and Society Leadership Seminars provide opportunities for leaders from a variety of sectors to immerse themselves in readings, dialogue and collective work around issues of race,...
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