Series

This four-day seminar is dedicated to enhancing critical thinking, problem solving, and leadership skills for middle and high school students living in the Roaring Fork Valley.

Supported by the McCloskey Family Charitable Foundation, this summer series showcases distinguished voices from diverse fields.

A series featuring critically acclaimed documentaries and conversations with special guests, sponsored by Leonard Lauder, and Jane and Michael Eisner.

Beginning in October, the 2025-26 session will explore one of Shakespeare’s most significant works, King Lear.

An exploration of the most timely domestic issues, participants discuss the various sides of the issues that are shaping modern society and are given the opportunity to understand opposing perspectives in a civil, moderated environment.

The Aspen Institute offers its Teen Socrates Seminar each year to teens between the ages of 15-17 from the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond. Students convene to take part in this transformational experience and come away with a new perspective on their lives, their futures, and society. 

Aspen at Roosevelt House a discussion series about timely public policy issues, is a partnership between the Aspen Institute and the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute.

An ongoing discussion series that highlights an array of critical employment and job quality issues affecting low and moderate-income American workers.

Ideas that Can Work for Employees, Employers and the Economy