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The Aspen Global Innovators Group and the Aetna Foundation Launch New Fellowship for Building Healthy Communities

Five fellows will be selected to participate in a curated, one-year program focused on public speaking, writing, and networking to develop their voices as experts in health advocacy and leadership.

September 17, 2018

Aspen Institute White Paper Examines Future of Youth Football

The Sports & Society Program report thinks through implications if flag becomes the standard way of playing the game until high school. It draws on insights shared in January as part of its quarterly Future of Sports series, when the future of football was explored with a diverse set of panelists.

September 12, 2018

Prestigious Aspen Institute Ascend Fellowship Announces 2018 Class of Leaders

The Ascend Fellowship invests in diverse, entrepreneurial leaders from a range of sectors who have breakthrough ideas to build economic security, educational success, and health and well-being for families in the US.

September 6, 2018

CityLab Detroit: Summit of Global Mayors, City Innovators, and Urban Leaders to be Held in Detroit October 28-30

CityLab, the preeminent global summit organized by The Atlantic, the Aspen Institute, and Bloomberg Philanthropies to address the most urgent urban issues of our time, has selected Detroit for its sixth-annual convening.

August 24, 2018

Aspen Institute Joins Anti-Defamation League-Led Initiative to Combat Extremism in U.S. Cities

The Justice and Society Program is participating in a national capacity-building project focused on empowering communities with tools to combat a dramatic rise in extremism, intolerance, and political violence since the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.

August 22, 2018

Stevens Initiative Opens Competition to Fund Virtual Exchange Programs Connecting Youth in the United States, Middle East, and North Africa

The competition is open to organizations in the United States as well as the Middle East and North Africa. Interested and qualified parties are invited to submit letters of interest by September 13.

August 8, 2018

The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs Announces Data Visualization Tool to Identify Market Gaps in Emerging Market Economies

Ecosystem Snapshots will share census-like information about the organizations investing in and supporting small and growing businesses around the world.

August 8, 2018

Aspen Institute Partners with National Academy of Medicine to Launch Action Collaborative to Counter Opioid Epidemic

This one-of-a-kind public-private partnership builds on the work of the Aspen Health Strategy Group, an initiative of the Aspen Institute’s Health, Medicine, and Society Program.

August 2, 2018

Aspen Institute Latinos and Society Program Announces New Cohort of Ricardo Salinas Scholars

Twenty-two Ricardo Salinas Scholars awarded to participate in Aspen Institute programs bringing valuable perspectives to solve problems facing our global communities. 

July 30, 2018