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Beeta Ansari

Beeta Ansari

Exchange Director

Beeta is Ashoka U’s Exchange Director, Ashoka U's global convening for social entrepreneurship education. Each year, the Exchange brings together hundreds of innovative faculty, students, social entrepreneurs and Ashoka Fellows and arms them with the resources to disseminate and embed social entrepreneurship at their institution. In addition to managing all logistics related to the Exchange, Beeta serves as the main point of contact for all attendees, develops content to be shared and presented at the Exchange, and moderates an online community for participants. In addition to the Exchange, Beeta also manages Ashoka U’s communications and finances. Previously, Beeta worked as a Procurement Manager at a tech startup and tutored students at KIPP Academy in Houston. Beeta graduated from Southern Methodist University with a BS in Economics.
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A New Phase of Leadership and Impact for Ashoka U

Beeta Ansari in Uncategorized • September 24, 2021

Looking back to look forward From very humble beginnings over 13 years ago, this incredible community of Ashoka U campus leaders has grown to encompass over 5000 individuals representing more than 600 colleges and universities from all across the world – 52 of which have been recognized as Changemaker Campuses. Ashoka defines a changemaker as […]

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Honoring our Mission, Evolving our Model

Beeta Ansari in Uncategorized • October 30, 2020

If you are reading this blog, it’s likely that you are someone who is both inspired by the vision of higher education as a driver of changemaking and a member of the Ashoka U community. In just 12 years, Ashoka U has selected 51 Changemaker Campuses globally, engaged 600 colleges and universities in Ashoka U […]

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FAQs About Ashoka U’s Next Phase of Strategy

Beeta Ansari in Uncategorized • October 30, 2020

For questions about: Ashoka U’s Next Phase of Strategy– refer to questions 1-3 Changemaker Campus – refer to questions 4-7 Exchange – refer to questions 8-13 Additional engagement opportunities – refer to questions 14-16   Strategy FAQs 1. What is Ashoka U’s next phase of strategy? In the coming months, we will be transitioning Ashoka […]

Can higher education curb polarization?

Medium.com • September 18, 2020

Working across differences can seem like an impossible task, especially in today’s climate. In this article, Emily Lamb shares four key principles for bridge-building in higher education, inspired by a year-long partnership between Ashoka U, the Fetzer Institute, and a consortium of six colleges and universities from around the world. 

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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 […]

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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 […]

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The Ashoka Collaborations Track: How understanding Ashoka can transform your work

Beeta Ansari in Exchange • February 14, 2018

What is Ashoka? We get asked that question a lot. To understand our work as Ashoka U, the higher education initiative of Ashoka, we believe it’s important to start at the beginning: with Ashoka. If we had to sum it up in a sentence we’d say that Ashoka builds networks of changemakers and social innovators […]

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Welcome Jess – Our New Growth & Partnerships Director

Beeta Ansari in Ashoka U Team • July 17, 2017

Jess Lax recently moved into the role of Growth & Partnerships Director with Ashoka U.  Let us introduce you! What drew you to work with Ashoka U? My university experience sparked my first journey as a social entrepreneur. I did a field semester in Kenya which led me to start The Otesha Project.  I then […]

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