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Why Do We Gather Together?

Whatever the crisis, we need to keep in touch with each other as deeply and frequently as we can.

BY Carl J. Strikwerda

Blog Post

05.18.2020
Society

Adopting a Dog during Quarantine? You’re Not Alone

Animal shelters and nonprofits are seeing a rise in the number of people adopting and fostering pets during the Covid-19 crisis.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

05.13.2020
Society

The "Essential Moral Gesture" with Dan Porterfield

President & CEO, Dan Porterfield, talks with Elevate Maryland co-hosts Candace and Tom about his career in higher education, his Baltimore roots, and where he believes we should be investing during this time of crisis.

BY Daniel R. Porterfield

Of Interest

05.08.2020
Society

Aspen Daily News Interviews Dan Porterfield

President & CEO, Dan Porterfield, talks with Oliver Sharpe from The Aspen Daily News about how the Aspen Institute is reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic and how the organization is making an impact socially, economically and politically.

BY Daniel R. Porterfield

Of Interest

04.30.2020
Society

Parenting and Technology in a Pandemic

Digital technology, its pervasiveness in our lives, its impact on how we think and remember, its central role in mediating our relationships, has been a growing concern for parents navigating raising children in a rapidly changing landscape. Physical distancing, brought on by the global COVID-19 pandemic, has accelerated the use of these technologies, with classes going virtual and social activities moved online. How will this collective leap to functioning virtually affect our children’s lives, ability to learn and to relate to others?

BY Socrates Program

Video

04.30.2020
Society

Giving the Gift of Life — To a Stranger

In this episode of One Day at a Time, New York Times op-ed contributor Wajahat Ali catches up with Shawn Zahir who anonymously donated part of his liver to save Ali's two-year-old daughter.

BY Aspen Ideas Now

Video

04.30.2020
Society

CEO and President Dan Porterfield on the Business of Giving Podcast

Dan Porterfield was recently a guest on the Business of Giving podcast. He talked about leading the institute into a pandemic, a new social contract, and why this is a moment for servant leadership to shine.

BY Amina Akhtar

Podcast

04.27.2020
Society

Sightlines We Can Trust In A Time Of Crisis

In their different ways, journalists, thought leaders, and system orchestrators are helping to clear the COVID-19 fog.

BY Daniel R. Porterfield

Of Interest

04.27.2020
Society

April 24

click here to download reading Ramadan begins today, a time of spiritual reflection and worship. As with this month’s feasts of Passover and Easter, t ...

BY Todd Breyfogle

Blog Post

04.24.2020
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