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Around the Institute

  • Welcome Letter
    Around the Institute
    Welcome Letter
    Community. It's at the heart of the Institute's national and international policy work.

    BY Corby Kummer

    10.01.2018

  • By the Numbers
    Around the Institute
    By the Numbers
    Three Institute policy programs—the Community Strategies Group, the Forum for Community Solutions, and the Center for Native American Youth—have joined forces to tackle the realities of America’s rural places, so that all young people can realize their potential.

    BY Institute Staff

    10.01.2018

  • Being the Change
    Civic Action
    Being the Change
    Young activists from around the world came together in the spirit of social justice, equality, and democracy at the portion of the Aspen Ideas Festival reserved for young people with big dreams.

    BY Institute Staff

    10.10.2018

    • Magazine Features, Digital Access
      Around the Institute
      Magazine Features, Digital Access
      This fall, IDEAS launched the first in a series of digital long-form essays called IDEAS in Action.

      BY Institute Staff

      10.01.2018

    • Can Films Change Lives?
      Media
      Can Films Change Lives?
      Women and Girls Lead Global uses international documentary films to spark discussions about sensitive and taboo gender topics.

      BY Institute Staff

      10.01.2018

    • An American Issue
      Finance and Assets
      An American Issue
      "Economic prosperity for all isn't a black, brown, or white issue; it's an American issue," Laysha Ward, the executive vice president and ch

      BY Institute Staff

      10.01.2018

      • A Healing Head Trip
        The Brain
        A Healing Head Trip
        Best-selling author Michael Pollan discussed the potential of psychedelic drugs to treat depression, addiction, and trauma as part of the Institute’s Murdock Mind, Body, Spirit series.

        BY Institute Staff

        10.01.2018

      • Migrants on the Page
        Literature
        Migrants on the Page
        Hamid joined Institute CEO Dan Porterfield for a conversation about literature and world politics.

        BY Institute Staff

        10.01.2018

      • Look Who's Talking
        Around the Institute
        Look Who's Talking
        Every summer, the McCloskey Speaker Series invites newsmakers and international leaders to the stage in Aspen for frank talk about culture and politics today.

        BY Institute Staff

        10.01.2018

        • Splendor in the Grass
          Arts
          Splendor in the Grass
          The Institute's Aspen Meadows Campus is one of the nation’s best examples of Bauhaus architecture, because it is a rich showcase of the work of the visionary designer Herbert Bayer.

          BY Institute Staff

          10.01.2018

        • A Blueprint for Families
          Family Finances
          A Blueprint for Families
          "Meet families where they dream, as opposed to where they are," Janine McMahon, a parent leader, told the audience at the Institute's Ascend State Solutions Series forum.

          BY Institute Staff

          10.01.2018

        • Fresh Tracks, Enduring Legacy
          Community Development
          Fresh Tracks, Enduring Legacy
          Fresh Tracks is a program to bring together tribal, urban, and rural youth in the outdoors to build leadership skills through cross-cultural exchanges.

          BY Institute Staff

          10.01.2018

          • Audience of a Generation
            Around the Institute
            Audience of a Generation
            In 2017, the Institute launched the Millennial Pass, giving 18- to 35-year-olds partial access to the Aspen Ideas Festival and Spotlight Health.

            BY Institute Staff

            10.01.2018

          • The Anatomy of Hate
            Society
            The Anatomy of Hate
            Hate. It’s a word we teach children not to say, but few of us ponder its broader ramifications.

            BY Institute Staff

            10.01.2018

          • Creative Native
            Native American Issues
            Creative Native
            This year, the Institute’s Center for Native American Youth did something bold: it hosted a competition for young artists. “Creative Nat

            BY Institute Staff

            10.01.2018

            • Rural America's Long Road
              Community Development
              Rural America's Long Road
              The Institute’s Community Strategies Group held its seventh public event in its America’s Rural Opportunity series, this time showcasing new data on “opportunity youth”—that is, young people ages 16 to 24 who are not employed or in school.

              BY Institute Staff

              10.01.2018

            • Finding Common Ground on New Ground
              Around the Institute
              Finding Common Ground on New Ground
              The Isaacson Center is a reality. Located on the western side of the Aspen Meadows Campus, the building has reopened after extensive renovations.

              BY Institute Staff

              10.01.2018

            • School, Sports, and Sponsorship
              Sports
              School, Sports, and Sponsorship
              NCAA athletes are big business for US colleges and universities. So should student athletes be compensated?

              BY Institute Staff

              11.01.2018

              Summer at Aspen

              • The Heights of Summer
                Around the Institute
                The Heights of Summer
                A look at some of the highlights from the 2018 season.

                BY Institute Staff

                10.01.2018

              • The Best Medicine
                Health Care
                The Best Medicine
                Spotlight Health placed sharp focus on areas of health and health care that are too often underexplored, like how mass-media imagery affects stress and well-being, why gun violence is still a public-health epidemic, how migration impacts health, and what the prison system means for health care reform.

                BY Institute Staff

                10.01.2018

              • An Appetite for Ideas
                Around the Institute
                An Appetite for Ideas
                The 2018 Aspen Ideas Festival sprang to life in June to explore a unique mix of ideas—from art’s place in social justice to what dogs can teach humans about empathy, from shadow banking to FBI investigations, and from the #MeToo movement to the resurgence of white supremacist groups. Here are just a few of the year’s most interesting moments.

                BY Institute Staff

                10.01.2018

                Features

                • Making Capitalism Smarter
                  Family Finances
                  Making Capitalism Smarter
                  The United States needs to deliver more growth and more prosperity to more people. The annual Economic Security Summit brought together experts to figure out how.

                  BY Dan Lebiednik

                  10.01.2018

                • On the Safe Side
                  National Security
                  On the Safe Side
                  The 2018 Aspen Security Forum made plenty of news as officials in and out of office went on the record about keeping America out of harm’s way.

                  BY Nicole Corea

                  10.01.2018

                • Courageous Conversations
                  Civic Action
                  Courageous Conversations
                  Aspen Global Leadership Network fellows meet up at the Resnick Aspen Action Forum to reignite their passion for meaningful change.

                  BY Shireen Mathews

                  10.01.2018

                  The Journal of Ideas

                  • Unbreaking News
                    Media
                    Unbreaking News
                    Fake news, bias, and manipulative technology have led Americans to doubt or outright distrust the media. It’s time to fix that.

                    BY Joanne Lipman

                    10.01.2018

                  • The Muppet Effect
                    Philanthropy
                    The Muppet Effect
                    Creating social change and empathy in children isn’t easy. Luckily, Sesame Street is on the case.

                    BY Sherrie Westin

                    10.01.2018

                    • Mexico's Wake-Up Call
                      World Affairs
                      Mexico's Wake-Up Call
                      For many Mexicans, the recent election was a sign of democracy in action. But for those with a bad case of political somnambulism, it was a shock.

                      BY Juan Ramon de la Fuente

                      10.01.2018

                    • Ideas Ex Machina
                      Technology
                      Ideas Ex Machina
                      Businesses—and individuals—who fail to invest in AI risk being left behind.

                      BY Joseph Byrum

                      10.01.2018

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