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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
40 Conversations About Learning Outcomes Hattie Duplechain in Resources • January 15, 2018 I’ve now conducted more than 40 interviews with people who’ve developed social entrepreneurship, social innovation, and changemaking learning outcomes at institutions across nine countries. And this is just the beginning! Here are three key insights from my conversations to date.
3 Critical Questions Changemaker Learning Outcomes Can Help Us Answer Hattie Duplechain in Ashoka U Team, Resources, Uncategorized • November 29, 2017 What does it mean to prepare a student to be a changemaker? At Ashoka U we wrestle with this question all the time and see supporting that line of questioning as a key part of what we do. To that end, we believe it is important to help educators identify and develop learning outcomes for […]
Announcing the 2017 Ashoka U – Cordes Innovation Award Winners Emily Lamb in Exchange, Programs, Resources, Social Innovation, Uncategorized • February 2, 2017 Since 2011, Ashoka U and the Cordes Foundation have recognized outstanding programmatic innovations that transform how colleges and universities foster changemaking education on campus. This is the only award of it’s kind, designating premiere innovative programs that advance social impact education. We are thrilled to announce the 2017 Cordes Innovation Award winners! They were selected […]
14 Social Innovation Fellowships You Need to Know Emily Lamb in Resources, Social Innovation • July 25, 2016 If you are looking through your five year telescope and feeling uninspired by what is lying ahead, you are not alone. Many people are looking for a meaningful career “spark”! In the social impact space, fellowships are a great way to fuel that spark and build the skills crucial for high impact changemakering careers. Whether you are […]
The Reality of Terminology: Beyond Definitions Scott Fairbanks in Resources, Social Innovation • May 17, 2016 Across the field, we oscillate between the terms social entrepreneurship, social innovation, and changemaking among others when describing our work in higher education. Often trying to agree upon specific definitions for these terms can spark contention, and stakeholders frequently find themselves mired in debate. However, it does not have to be this way. The reality […]