Exchange 2020: The Unfiltered Truth Behind Why We Need an Agenda Council Beeta Ansari in Exchange • May 15, 2019 As far as Ashoka U was concerned, the 2018 Exchange was a huge success. We convened over 650 participants, we celebrated cutting-edge social innovations in higher education, and featured much-needed new topics like social innovation career preparation and changemaker impact measurement. We felt like this convening lived up to its potential and successfully advanced the […]
What commitment will you make? Jessica Lax in Programs • May 7, 2019 In February we launched our #MillionsofChangemakers campaign. We announced four pioneer commitments from higher education innovators. Collectively they committed to activating and equipping more than 2000 changemakers. We know that number is about to get a whole lot higher. Since the #MillionsofChangemakers launch we’ve talked to many of you (and hope to talk to […]
Three Ways Learning Outcomes Can Increase Your Impact Hattie Duplechain in Resources • March 20, 2019 What does it mean to prepare a student to be a changemaker? A little over a year ago, we asked you this question in our blog post Three Critical Questions Changemaker Learning Outcomes Can Help Us Answer. In over 200 conversations about learning outcomes, you offered your thoughtful and hard-earned answers to this question. As […]
Announcing #MillionsofChangemakers Jessica Lax in Programs, Uncategorized • March 14, 2019 We’re excited to announce the launch of our newest initiative: #MillionsofChangemakers – our global call for commitments from colleges, universities, and higher education innovators to activate and support changemakers. We officially launched the campaign at the 2019 Ashoka U Exchange in San Diego where four incredible higher education innovators announced their commitment: Georgian College in […]
March News U Can Use Emily Lamb in News U Can Use, Resources • March 6, 2019 Make a commitment and help graduate #MillionsofChangemakers Join Ashoka U’s global call to higher education innovators to make commitments to activate and support changemakers of all kinds. Register for an upcoming commitment design session, and submit your commitment by May 31st. Learn more here. Are You Measuring your Students’ Changemaker Outcomes? Ashoka U is seeking contributing authors for […]
Top 5 Reasons to Join the Ashoka U Scholars Writing Retreat Garrett Broad in Changemaker Campus, Guest Bloggers • January 30, 2019 By Garrett Broad, Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University The Ashoka Scholars Writing Retreat will be held from June 10-13, 2019. Priority deadline for applications is February 11, with a second deadline of March 11. I’ll admit it – when I walked into the first-ever Ashoka U Scholars Writing Retreat last summer, I […]
Announcing the 2019 Exchange Keynote Speakers Beeta Ansari in Ashoka, Exchange, Social Innovation, Uncategorized • January 24, 2019 Why do ordinary people need to understand power? In an age of rapid change, what is a critical next step for the future of higher education? How do changemaker movements happen – and why is it incredibly important for aspiring changemakers to understand? These are just some of the questions leading innovators and thinkers […]
December 2018 News U Can Use Beeta Ansari in Uncategorized • December 6, 2018 Applications Open for Spring ’19 Commons! We’re accepting applications for our next session of theAshoka U Commons, kicking off in February 2019! Know someone advancing your social innovation ecosystem and would thrive in our 4-month virtual acceleration environment? Encourage them to apply here or contact Commons Manager, Ali Fraenkel, with questions. Applications are open until January 16, 2019. What’s […]