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
Event | December 12, 2012 |
Washington, DC
Justice and Society Program
Less than ten years after upholding affirmative action in higher education, the Supreme Court is once again considering—in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas—whether university admissions...
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Video | November 15, 2012
Eboo Patel will discuss his latest book, Sacred Ground: Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America at the Aspen Institute on Tuesday, 13 November. Patel is the founder and...
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Blog Post | November 21, 2012 | Mary Cappabianca
Eboo Patel is the founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core, a member of President Obama's inaugural advisory council on faith, and a member of the Partners for a New Beginning Steering...
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Event | December 13, 2012 |
Washington, DC
Homeland Security Program
The Aspen Institute Homeland Security Program and Booz Allen Hamilton present a luncheon discussion on Strategies for Border Management in a Globalized, Networked Environment.Featuring:Alan...
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Blog Post | December 10, 2012 | Anonymous
In the 2003 Supreme Court decision in Grutter v. Bollinger, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, writing for the Court, upheld the University of Texas’s use of affirmative action in its law school admission...
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Video | December 12, 2012
Less than ten years after upholding affirmative action in higher education, the Supreme Court is once again considering—in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas—whether university admissions...
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Blog Post | December 26, 2012 | Erin Bailey
"American Indian Youth in Crisis: Tribes Grapple With a Suicide Emergency," by Stephanie Woodard. Indian Country Today Media Network, October 10, 2012 This year a story was published as a partnership...
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Blog Post | January 7, 2013 | Jeff Harris
As we kick-off this new year we also launch a new series on the blog. Each month we will preview upcoming events, focusing primarily on our live streams that you, the public, can participate in no...
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