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Editor’s Letter
We feature Institute impact in a dedicated section every issue, but we have an unusually long section this time, to highlight the Institute’s focuses on youth and to show more of its collaborations.
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Changing the World One Life at a Time
The John P. McNulty Prize recognizes people who have been called to meaningful action through the Fellowships of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
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Expelling Slavery from College
How should institutions of higher education handle their legacies of slavery? The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates spoke to two university presidents, John DeGioia of Georgetown and Drew Gilpin Faust of Harvard, about moving forward by confronting a difficult past.
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Rising to the Challenge
The Aspen Challenge asks students to design solutions to the problems within their own communities. Below, three participants from MoneyLYFE, one of the 2016 winning teams, and the man who issued their challenge, share their stories of how they improved financial literacy in their community—and took a trip to Aspen along the way.
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Festivals of Change
The Bezos Scholars Program, a partnership between the Institute and the Bezos Family Foundation, is a year-long leadership development program for high-school students and their teachers.
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Teamwork, One State at a Time
The Institute’s TeamWork Initiative creates healthier populations one state at a time.
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Champions for Change
Champions come from tribal and urban Indian communities throughout the country and, despite their youth, bring a wealth of experience as change agents on the ground.
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From Aspen to Accra
260 member organizations, based in 35 countries, working in emerging-market economies around the world with a single shared mission: spur entrepreneurship to help the poor.
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The Ideas Forum Takes Over DC
Thought leaders visit Washington, DC, to discuss topics from Pokémon to Pakistan.
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What’s the Big Idea?
A dialogue with four social innovators—from a high-school senior to acclaimed DC impact entrepreneurs.
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Bright Lights in the City
CityLab brings urban innovation experts to Miami.
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Can Literature Save Us? And Why Do We Need Saving?
Americans should think more about how we spotlight literary works: We have long needed to widen our lens of literary recognition to become more inclusive.
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Apply Yourself
Finding and applying for scholarships is way too complicated. Here’s how to simplify the process—and get more students the help they need.