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Community Development

Using comics to ignite friendships, trust, and reading

In 2018, when the Black Panther movie came out, Dawn Arrington knew something magical had happened. Kids and adults in her under-resourced neighborhood in ...

BY Weave: The Social Fabric Project

Blog Post

07.17.2024
Leadership

Announcing the 2024 McNulty Prize Winners

The McNulty Foundation and the Aspen Institute have announced the 2024 John P. McNulty Prize winners––courageous leaders tackling critical issues, from ...

BY Aspen Global Leadership Network

Blog Post

07.17.2024
National Security

Fortifying America's Future: Pathways for Competitiveness

The United States faces a looming talent gap in many industries that are critical to our technological competitiveness. Without a stronger education system ...

BY Aspen Strategy Group

Publication

07.16.2024
Native American Issues

Expanding Native American Representation in Financial Services

This case study explores how the efforts to expand Native American representation in the legal field offer valuable insights for diversifying the financial ...

BY Financial Security Program

Publication

07.15.2024
US Government

Garrett Graff on UFOs

Featuring Garrett Graff, journalist, historian, and director of Cyber Initiatives at the Aspen Institute, in conversation with Vivian Schiller, executive d ...

BY Aspen Community Programs

Video

07.14.2024
Economic Development

A Place of Understanding: Kadisha Davis on Helping Families Experiencing Housing Instability

Kadisha Davis is a Housing Policy Fellow of the Family Homelessness Coalition, and she knows the subject better than most. As a homeless person, she intera ...

BY The Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive Economy

Blog Post

07.12.2024
Health Care

Dr. David Sinclair on Why We Age

Featuring Dr. David Sinclair, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and author of “Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don’t Have To,” in c ...

BY Aspen Community Programs

Video

07.11.2024
Climate Change

Meet 7 Women Leading the Way to a Brighter Climate Future

Women are crucial to the climate movement, but their voices are often underrepresented and their work goes under-supported. Meet just a few of the women ...

BY Grace Bowie

Blog Post

07.11.2024
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