Tag Archives: Students
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 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
Dale Stephens about Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education: hacking your education
By Amy Holiday, senior at Tulane University and member of the Ashoka U Live Team This is the sixth of a series of posts featuring Exchange participants and their understanding of “Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education”. This week we will be featuring … Continue reading
Linda Kay Klein about A Meaningful Career
By Brian McCollow, senior student at Arizona State University and member of the Ashoka U Live team. This is the fifth in a series of posts featuring Ashoka U Exchange participants discussing “Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education.” This week we feature Linda … 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
Change the World, One Healthy Meal at a Time: Launch TABLE FOR TWO (TFT) On Your College Campus!
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
Q&A: Ron Cordes on the Ashoka U – Cordes Innovation Awards
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
Why next generation? We need a new generation.
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
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
The Crisis In Higher Education
Submitted by Roshan Paul from the Amani Institute blog. If you’ve been reading the news much in America this past year (or talking to me at all), you’ve likely heard about the current crisis in higher education. And the doomsayers … Continue reading
