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Community Colleges

The Transformative Power of Community Colleges

This week, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program honored two community colleges leading the way in making sure students succeed in college and beyond.

BY Josh Wyner

Blog Post

04.20.2023
Community Colleges

For community colleges, a lack of trust contributes to a lack of students

When community colleges don’t deliver post-graduation success, prospective students stop believing in the promise of education.

BY Pascale Charlot

Blog Post

03.22.2023
Civic Action

Transforming Conflict on College Campuses

College campuses are an environment in which this fracturing is especially acute. Higher education institutions have traditionally served as the forum where ideas are formed, discussed, contested, and refined.

BY Citizenship and American Identity Program

Publication

02.22.2023
Community Colleges

Dr. Daisy Gonzales Is a Community College Success Story

Gonzales, an Aspen Presidential Fellow, leads the country's largest community college system, serving nearly 2 million students.

BY College Excellence Program

Blog Post

01.12.2023
Leadership

New Ascend Fellows Announced at the Aspen Institute

In an Early Learning Nation article - alongside profiles of five 2022 Ascend Fellows - Ascend’s Anne Mosle shares the vision for leadership amplification with the newest cohort of leaders in the Ascend Fellowship.

BY Anne Mosle & 1 more

Of Interest

09.23.2022
Leadership

The power of engaging parents as real partners

In an op-ed for Philanthropy News Digest, Ascend’s Anne Mosle explains the power and importance of engaging parents in order to build paths of prosperity for children and families.

BY Anne Mosle

Of Interest

08.22.2022
Business School

Diversity: From Empathy to Action

With DEI, the road to change is often slow. Northwestern’s Nicholas Pearce discusses how to stay focused on the destination.

BY Ideas Worth Teaching

Blog Post

08.03.2022
Business School

Clarity, Climate and Principles: Aligning Social and Economic Value Through Finance

Why is ESG inseparable from business and what does that mean for finance education? Loyola's Swasti Gupta-Mukherjee discusses this and more.

BY Ideas Worth Teaching

Blog Post

07.06.2022
Business School

Strategic Approaches to Racial Equity

How can we prepare students to incorporate equity into a company’s culture, and future? Cornell University's Courtney McCluney shows the way.

BY Ideas Worth Teaching

Blog Post

06.01.2022
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