An Open Letter to our Community on Racial Justice Marina Kim in Uncategorized • June 2, 2020 This week, we join the many millions who are grieving the loss of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and David McAtee, and countless other of Black men and women who have died at the hands of systemic racism and injustice. Their deaths happened against a backdrop of a global pandemic that has amplified a […]
2020 May News U Can Use Emily Lamb in News U Can Use • May 6, 2020 Just Launched: SSIR and Ashoka U series on Higher Ed Innovation In partnership with Ashoka U, Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) launched a digital series “Innovating Higher Education for the Greater Good”. Follow along here to read cases from diverse colleges, universities, partners, and intermediaries sharing stories and strategies of innovation and change to bring greater value to […]
13 Calls to Action for Leading Systems Change On Campus for Impact: Reflections from the 2020 Ashoka U Senior Leaders’ Experience Angie Fuessel, EdD in Best Practices, Social Innovation • May 5, 2020 “Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” -Peter Drucker Senior leaders on college and university campuses around the world are being tested like never before, both individually and institutionally. That’s why when we convened senior leaders virtually in a special track at the 2020 Ashoka U […]
HEC Montréal Recognized as Ashoka U Changemaker Campus Emily Lamb in Changemaker Campus • May 4, 2020 May 3, 2020 – Ashoka U recently recognized HEC Montréal as an Ashoka U Changemaker Campus during the virtual 2020 Ashoka U Exchange on April 17. The recognition was accepted by HEC Montréal Director, Federico Pasin. It is the result of a rigorous, multi-year process and recognizes the institution’s commitment to social innovation and changemaking […]
2020 April News U Can Use Emily Lamb in News U Can Use • April 15, 2020 Changemaking in the time of Coronavirus We’ve compiled a list of some of the best resources and stories, from wellbeing guides to community engagement practices, about changemakers in higher education responding to COVID-19. Check out the list and send us your stories. And here are 12 inspiring examples of how Ashoka Fellows around the world are responding to the crisis — all […]
Virtual Poster Session Celebrating Award Finalists Jessica Lax in Best Practices, Resources • April 13, 2020 You’re invited to interact with our ten finalists for the Ashoka U #MillionsofChangemakers award from April 14th-17th in our virtual poster session. The award recognizes the initiatives that have the greatest potential to spark #MillionsofChangemakers if adopted across higher education. The award winners were selected from 73 commitments that were made as part of the […]
Old Normal to New Normal: Our opportunity for equitable innovation and resilience Marina Kim in Social Innovation • April 7, 2020 Making sense of our changing reality The past few weeks and months have become a blur for many of us – reading news articles, grieving the lives lost, and making sense of what COVID-19 means for our families, organizations, and communities. In this survival mode, our physical, emotional, and organizational systems are on overload. Not […]
Changemaking in the time of Coronavirus Jessica Lax in Ashoka U Team, Best Practices, Resources • April 7, 2020 It has become incredibly clear that the current moment of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic is not only unprecedented in the world, but also in higher education. It has forced, almost overnight, a huge transition that is unlike anything campuses have done before. Amid the stories of rapid change, we have also seen an […]
Winners Announced for the #MillionsofChangemakers award Jessica Lax in Best Practices • March 5, 2020 Ashoka U is excited to announce four winners and six semi-finalists for the #MillionsofChangemakers award. The award recognizes the initiatives that have the greatest potential to spark #MillionsofChangemakers if adopted across higher education. The award is a part of Ashoka U’s #MillionsofChangemakers campaign, launched with support from Schmidt Futures in Feb. 2019. As part of the campaign, leading […]
2020 March News U Can Use Emily Lamb in News U Can Use • March 3, 2020 A New Tour of the U.S. – and You’re Invited! Join Ashoka U.S. on their 2020 “tour of the U.S. through the people making it better.” Part discovery travel series, part civics lesson, part future casting, you’re invited to meet real changemakers from across the country from all walks of life in all 50 states in 50 weeks. […]