#SocEntChat on Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education with Michael Horn

Posted on February 1st, 2012 Leave a comment

Do you have an opinion about what disruption innovations there are in Higher Education? Are you interested in what kinds of barriers there are to bring innovations to colleges and universities? Are you curious about what initiatives are most cutting … Continue reading →

Lynn Price on Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education: Bust Out and Make It Happen!

Posted on January 31st, 2012 Leave a comment

By Danielle Barbeau, graduate student at University of San Diego and member of the Ashoka U Live team. Lynn Price, of Denver, Colorado, is an Ashoka Fellow, author of the book Vision For A Change: A Social Entrepreneur’s Insights From … Continue reading →

Jane Turner and Benhür Oral, creatively incorporating social entrepreneurship in the classroom

Posted on January 24th, 2012 Leave a comment

By Brian McCollow, senior student at Arizona State University and member of the Ashoka U Live team. This is the third in a series of posts featuring Ashoka U Exchange participants discussing “Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education.” This week we … Continue reading →

Stacey Williams on the Disruption Needed in Higher Education: Breaking out of the box

Posted on January 19th, 2012 Leave a comment

By Danielle Barbeau, graduate student at University of San Diego and member of the Ashoka U Live team. This is the second in a series of posts featuring Ashoka U Exchange participants discussing “Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education.” This week … Continue reading →

Change the World, One Healthy Meal at a Time: Launch TABLE FOR TWO (TFT) On Your College Campus!

Posted on January 13th, 2012 6 Comments

By Fumi Tosu, Co-President, TABLE FOR TWO USA Did you know that the average American consumes over 3,800 calories a day? Imagine if you could take some of those excess calories and transport them halfway across the world, to a … Continue reading →

Laura White on the Disruption Needed in Higher Education: Empathy

Posted on January 10th, 2012 3 Comments

By Amy Holiday, senior at Tulane University and member of the Ashoka U Live Team This is the first of a series of posts featuring Exchange participants and their understanding of “Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education”. This week we will … Continue reading →

Q&A: Ron Cordes on the Ashoka U – Cordes Innovation Awards

Posted on December 7th, 2011 2 Comments

By Marina Kim, Director, Ashoka U Along with his wife Marty, Ron Cordes is the Co-Founder of the Cordes Foundation. He is also a Regent of the University of the Pacific, as well as Chairman of the Advisory Board for … Continue reading →

Babson College: Social Entrepreneurs Action Learning Network

Posted on November 30th, 2011 1 Comment

By Erin Krampetz, Community Director, Ashoka U Many students seek to become social entrepreneurs after they graduate, but few of them receive support to do so. The Babson Social Entrepreneurs Action Learning Network (SEALN) pairs students with faculty and peers … Continue reading →

Why next generation? We need a new generation.

Posted on November 22nd, 2011 Leave a comment

By Erin Krampetz, Community Director, Ashoka U As a co-director of Ashoka’s University program, I was eager to see Ashoka’s President, Diana Wells, receive the honor of Changemaker Campus George Mason University’s inaugural Social Innovation Champion Award as part of … Continue reading →

Go Ahead, Use Your Mobile In Class

Posted on November 3rd, 2011 Leave a comment

Submitted by Roshan Paul from the Amani Institute blog. The first thing Anya Kamenetz said when she took the stage at a talk at the Center for American Progress to promote her new book was: “The book is up online … Continue reading →