Tag Archives: Social Entrepreneurship
Changemaker Day at ITESM Campus Guadalajara
Ashoka U’s newest Changemaker Campus, ITESM Guadalajara is finding new and better ways of inspiring students to think of social problems as opportunities to create change. Last week the campus hosted the very first Changemaker Day, an event that gathered … Continue reading
Ashoka U and GOOD recognize the GOOD Maker Challenge winners
Just over two months ago, 400 entrepreneurial leaders in higher education met at Arizona State University for the 2012 Ashoka U Exchange. We wanted to know: Can only two days of inspiration, learning, and sharing in a collaborative environment lead … Continue reading
Rippling Available for Sale Today
Rippling reveals proven principles that drive significant change and draws on Beverly Schwartz’s vast knowledge and experience of working with hundreds of the world’s top social change leaders. Schwartz is vice president at Ashoka, the global organization that works to … Continue reading
The Ashoka U Exchange: Reflections from a Star-Struck Student
By Danielle Barbeau, student at the University of San Diego and member of the Ashoka U Live Team I admit it. At the Ashoka U Exchange I was a little star struck. Some people get googley-eyed and weak-kneed at the … Continue reading
Ashoka U and Cordes Foundation Recognize 2012 Innovation Award Winners
Ashoka U, Ashoka’s initiative for social innovation in higher education, and the Cordes Foundation, an organization that equips the next generation of social entrepreneurs, recognizes the 2012 Ashoka U – Cordes Innovation Awards winners. The Award highlights teaching and partnership … Continue reading
#SocEntChat on Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education with Michael Horn
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!
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
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
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
Laura White on the Disruption Needed in Higher Education: Empathy
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
