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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Blog Post | May 10, 2013 | Nayna Sasidharan
As we celebrate the Mother's Day, the Institute's Economic Opportunities Program brings in to focus working mothers. A recent program tackles the importance of a childcare system that makes it...
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Blog Post | May 14, 2013 | Sarah Haight
As part of the Institute's 2012-2013 Ascend Fellowship, 20 cross-sector leaders are working daily to improve the lives of children and their parents through a variety of cutting-edge ...
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Blog Post | May 10, 2013 | Robert Medina
Time to Reflect This week marked another success for same-sex marriage advocates: Delaware Governor Jack Markell enthusiastically signed into law a same-sex marriage bill that only minutes earlier...
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Event | June 15, 2013 - June 17, 2013 |
Marrakesh, Morocco
Food Security Strategy Group
The Aspen Institute launches a new Food Security Strategy Group with an inaugural dialogue in Marrakesh, Morocco.The Food Security Strategy Group is a high-level, non-partisan, and international...
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The Sports & Society program will convene leaders, foster dialogue, and inspire solutions that help sport serve the public interest.
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Event | June 10, 2013 - June 11, 2013 |
Washington, DC
Communications and Society Program
Learning now happens online and offline. Children and adults create, remix, make and collaborate in a free-flow give and take of ideas and information wherever they learn. These educational exchanges...
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Publication | May 13, 2013
Roundtable on Community Change
The Roundtable’s most recent publication distills ten lessons for how to take leadership on the difficult topic of race in America. Based on our ten years of work in this arena, the document is...
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Publication | May 13, 2013
Roundtable on Community Change
A Report from the Connecting Communities Learning Exchange What is special about resident-centered community building? Why is there such importance on relationship-building? Resident...
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Event | June 21, 2013 |
Washington, DC
College Excellence Program
The community college sector faces an urgent leadership challenge that also offers unprecedented opportunity. According to a recent survey by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC),...
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