Speakers include former Washington Wizards player/author Etan Thomas, University of Maryland football player Ellis McKennie, and four-time WNBA championship coach Cheryl Reeve.

Fifteen Ricardo Salinas Scholarships awarded to outstanding Latinos enabling them to participate in, and bring valuable perspectives to, a range of Aspen Institute programs. 

16 titles are in the running for the $35,000 award recognizing fiction that addresses vital contemporary issues. The five finalists and winner will be selected by a five-member jury that includes acclaimed feminist writer Dorothy Allison and 2018 AWLP finalist Samrat Upadhyay.

These tools for policymakers flip the traditional approach to education policy and instead put the needs of parents, students and the state’s workforce front and center, while bringing a focus on true equity in education.

The November 14 event will feature Tom Perez, Chair of the Democratic National Committee, Daniel Garza, President of the Libre Initiative, Dr. Matt Barreto, Faculty Director of LPPI, Tatiana Matta, Recent Candidate for CA-32, and Frankie Negrón, Grammy Nominated Salsa Singer

The UK’s Department for International Development and the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs release four new Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Snapshots.