Celebrating 2016: Ashoka U Year-In-Review Beeta Ansari in Ashoka, Ashoka U Live Team • December 23, 2016 Dearest friends, colleagues, and supporters: As 2016 comes to an end, the Ashoka U team is eager to pause and take a moment to celebrate… We want to thank and celebrate our ever-growing community of individuals, institutions, partners, and allies who bring our shared vision to life. We thank you for embedding social innovation into […]
Social entrepreneur honoured today by the University of Northampton University of Northampton • July 22, 2016 The University of Northampton is delighted to announce that Marina Kim, co-creator of Ashoka U and internationally-renowned social entrepreneur, will receive an honorary fellowship today (Friday 22 July).
Universities Lauded for Community Engagement Join Changemaker Campus Network Beeta Ansari in Changemaker Campus • March 29, 2016 Arlington, VA (March 29, 2016) – Ashoka U announced today that CQUniversity Australia and Canada’s Wilfrid Laurier University will join their consortium of Changemaker Campuses. The university initiative of Ashoka, called Ashoka U, has been selecting Changemaker Campuses since 2008 in an effort to demonstrate that a more entrepreneurial, innovative, and world-changing higher education sector is […]
Ashoka U: Changemaking In Progress The Odyssey • March 25, 2016 Natasha Gaye, a student at Rollins College, shares her experience with social innovation education at an Ashoka U Changemaker Campus and why it’s so crucial to learn how to make a positive social impact locally and globally.
Two Universities Recognized for their Innovative Commitment to Social Change Beeta Ansari in Changemaker Campus • February 11, 2016 Arlington, VA (February 11, 2016) – Ashoka U announced today that it has designated two new Changemaker Campuses. After navigating a rigorous selection process involving months of assessments, interviews, site visits, and strategy sessions, Florida International University and Northeastern University have joined the Changemaker Campus Network. The consortium now stretches across 35 campuses internationally, each […]
Ashoka U and Cordes Foundation Recognize Global Leaders in Social Innovation Education Beeta Ansari in Exchange, Social Innovation • February 2, 2016 “[The Ashoka U-Cordes Innovation Award] casts a broad net and identifies the best and brightest innovations that are really affecting the ability of our students to be changemakers,” according to Ron Cordes, Co-Founder of the Cordes Foundation and founding sponsor of the award. Over the past six years, the Ashoka-U Cordes Innovation Awards have recognized […]
Creating Effective Social Impact Leaders Beeta Ansari in Guest Bloggers, Social Innovation • December 16, 2015 Guest post by Robin Pendoley, Founder and CEO, Thinking Beyond Borders The social impact sector does a lot of harm. Often, our victims are those who we set out to support — the people and communities that are already vulnerable in our society. This is not something we like to talk about. As practitioners, funders, […]
Marquette working with 15 schools to impact one billion lives Marquette Wire • November 24, 2015 Two staff members from the Social Innovation Initiative at Marquette announced their goal to impact the lives of one billion people by 2020 at the Marquette Student Government Senate meeting Monday.