IDEAS: the Magazine of the Aspen Institute Winter 2016/2017

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.

The Institute’s TeamWork Initiative creates healthier populations one state at a time.

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.

Three participants from MoneyLYFE, one of the 2016 winning Aspen Challenge 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.

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.

The John P. McNulty Prize recognizes people who have been called to meaningful action through the Fellowships of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.