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Knight Commission Nashville Meeting

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Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter

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Joanne Lipman on "That's What She Said"

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Mon Apr 30, 2018 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

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Future of College Sports: Reimagining Athlete Pay

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A Call for Big Ideas To Prevent Chronic Diseases

Chronic diseases are the top causes of death and disability in the US.

BY Kathleen G. Sebelius & Tommy G. Thompson

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Urban Innovation

'It Would Be Amazing If Residents Met the People Who Are Actually Out On the Streets Implementing Policy.'

This interview with Nick DeMonner and Maggie Henry of Seneca Systems is the twenty-first in the Center for Urban Innovation's Listening to Inclusive Innovators series.

BY Nick DeMonner & 1 more

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Literature

How Mohsin Hamid Brought the Refugee Crisis to Life

Hamid's novel 'Exit West' is the winner of the inaugural Aspen Words Literary Prize.

BY Nicole Corea

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2 days ago
Sports

The History Behind the NCAA Debate

This is how we came to ask whether players could be paid.

BY Jon Solomon

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2 days ago
Gender Equity

Fighting for Global Gender Equality

New Voices Fellows Agnes Igoye and Quratulain Fatima are redefining gender norms in their home countries.

BY Nicole Corea

Blog Post

5 days ago
Women in Leadership

Make Way for These Changemakers

What does it look like when people rise to the challenge and lead the charge to tackle some of the world's toughest problems?

BY Zach St. Louis

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IDEAS: the Magazine of the Aspen Institute Winter 2017

The 10th Annual McNulty Prize is awarded; inside the Youth and Engagement Division; the history of a secret bunker on an Aspen Institute campus and more.

BY Institute Staff

12.01.2017
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IDEAS: Special Issue 2017

This special edition of Ideas: The Magazine of the Aspen Institute celebrates another summer in Aspen as well as looking back on the tenure of Walter Isaacson

BY Institute Staff

10.05.2017
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IDEAS: the Magazine of the Aspen Institute Summer 2017

Henry Crown Turns 20, the Stevens Initiative takes learning global, and more.

BY Institute Staff

06.01.2017
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IDEAS: Winter 2016/2017

Aspen to Accra: Igniting global entrepreneurialism, Washington Ideas Forum, and much more.

BY Institute Staff

11.17.2016

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