The Promise of Tech and Changemaking Kristen Nixon in Social Innovation • August 21, 2019 I decided to study engineering in college during my senior year of high school, when I learned that engineering was simply the application of math and science to real world problems, not just driving trains and constructing buildings. Fast forward three years – I was a junior in college, disillusioned with engineering and resenting my […]
Commitments to spark and accelerate more than 200,000 changemakers Jessica Lax in Programs • July 19, 2019 Washington, DC, July 19th, 2019 —Leading academic institutions, ecosystem building organizations, and individuals across 14 countries announce today a total of 73 commitments to activate #MillionsofChangemakers. These new commitments will directly spark and accelerate more than 200,000 changemakers and indirectly impact millions more. The commitments represent some of the most innovative work being done across higher […]
2019 June News U Can Use Emily Lamb in News U Can Use • June 4, 2019 Ashoka U Commons – Apply now for our Fall 2019 session! Are you a higher education professional advancing your campus social innovation and changemaking ecosystem? You’re invited to apply for the Ashoka U Commons session this September-December! Apply early-bird by June 15th, or general application by July 31st. Learn more about the Commons. You’re Invited to […]
#MillionsofChangemakers FAQ Jessica Lax in Programs, Uncategorized • May 20, 2019 With only 10 days left to submit your #MillionsofChangemakers commitment (the deadline is May 31st!), we wanted to answer some of the questions you’ve been asking. I hope these answers will help you get your commitment over the finish line. The commitment I want to make is for something pretty small – impacting only a […]
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 […]