IDEAS: the Magazine of the Aspen Institute Winter 2018/2019 - The Aspen Institute

Around the Institute

Around the Institute

Welcome Letter Winter 2018/2019

It should go without saying but somehow it doesn’t: the range of people the Institute draws in, and who are drawn to the Institute, is year to year a source of constant surprise.

BY Corby Kummer

12.15.2018
Around the Institute

By the Numbers Winter 2018/2019

If every American Talent Initiative school enrolled 40 more low- and moderate-income community college transfer students as juniors each year, ATI would be halfway to reaching its 50,000-BY-2025 goal.

BY Institute Staff

12.15.2018
The Environment

Sea Change

“Taking action to protect our ocean,” Earle says, “is still the best hope for maintaining the integrity of our human existence.”

BY Institute Staff

12.15.2018

Aspen Libris

Literature

Back to the Future

Four authors step onto the Institute stage to discuss their latest books. Stuart Eizenstat remembers working with Jimmy Carter, Doris Kearns Goodwin rediscovers the presidency, Arne Duncan looks at the future of education, and David Sanger warns of rising cyber insecurity.

BY Institute Staff

12.15.2018
As Heard At: Space Corps

National Security

The Case for Space

Garrett Graff, of the Institute’s Cyber & Technology Program, speaks with US Representatives Mike Rogers and Jim Cooper about a space corps to address rising geopolitical threats in outer space.

BY Institute Staff

12.15.2018
As Heard At: Sports Betting

Sports

Hedge Your Bets

It’s projected that sports betting will be legalized in most states by 2023. As part of its Future of Sports series, the Institute’s Sports & Society Program decided to take a closer look.

BY Institute Staff

12.15.2018

Impact

Literature

The Write Way

Four authors find their paths with Aspen Words.

BY Institute Staff

12.15.2018
Smart Money

Ranji Nagaswami knew the finance industry could be a compelling force for good with more effective and enlightened leaders as part of the equation. So she looked to her own experiences at the Institute—and created the Finance Leaders Fellowship.

BY Jennifer Simpson

12.15.2018

Features

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