Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues. The Institute has campuses in Aspen, Colorado, and on the Wye River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. It also maintains offices in New York City and has an international network of partners. For more information, visit www.aspeninstitute.org or follow on Twitter @AspenInstitute.
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04-30-15
MBA Students Embrace Business With Purpose, Recognized by The Aspen Institute
Twenty MBA students – selected from nearly 1,000 worldwide – have won a share of $30,000 in scholarship money by tackling a real-life business decision at the intersection of corporate profitability and positive social and environmental impact.
Through the Aspen Institute Business & S...
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03-20-15
International Competition to Reward MBA Students Considering Business’s Role in Society
Beginning today, students at 25 leading business schools will compete for bragging rights and over $30,000 in scholarships by innovating at the intersection of corporate profitability and positive social impact. Through the analysis of a new business case study authored by the Yale Sch...
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06-25-14
The Aspen Institute Releases Ocean Report on Innovations in Global Marine Protection
The Aspen Institute Energy & Environment Program has released a new Report of the Ocean Community Strategy R...
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04-29-14
Ascend at the Aspen Institute Launches National Network to Disrupt Poverty for Children and Parents
Ascend at the Aspen Institute announced today the launch of the Aspen Institute Ascend Network, a new network of organizations using two-generat...
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04-08-14
The Aspen Institute Announces Second Class of New Voices Fellows
The Aspen Institute announced today the second class of the New Voices Fellowship, a groundbreaking program designed to amplify the voices of experts from the developing world and bring their experiences to discussions of global development...
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03-06-14
Aspen Institute Names Entrepreneurial Leaders as 2014 Henry Crown Fellows
The Aspen Institute today announced its 2014 Class of Henry Crown Fellows. The
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02-10-14
Aspen Institute's Partners for a New Beginning Awarded Grant From Blackstone Charitable Foundation
The Aspen Institute’s Partners for a New Beginning (PNB) announces receipt of a $125,000 grant awarded by the Blackstone Charitable Foundation to fund a high-impact entrepreneurship delegation to New York City and Silicon Valley. The grants, totaling $1.6 million, were made through the second ann...
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01-06-14
Writers to Cultivate Their Craft Under Top Faculty at Aspen Summer Words 2014
The Aspen Writers’ Foundation (AWF) is pleased to announce the lineup for its 38th annual Aspen Summer Words Writing Retreat and Literary Festival. This coming June in Aspen, AWF will host a faculty of celebrated writers and some...
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12-09-13
The Aspen Institute Releases Report on the Ocean Conservation Community
The Aspen Institute Energy & Environment Program has released The Ocean Communit...
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10-15-13
Skills for America's Future Playbook
Skills for America’s Future (SAF) has released an interactive Skilled Trades Playbook. Created in partnership with Grainger, (NYSE: GWW), the Playbook connects businesses and community colleges in an effort to boost local workforce development. The Playbook serves as a one-stop, how-to ...
