December 2018 News U Can Use Beeta Ansari in Uncategorized • December 6, 2018 Applications Open for Spring ’19 Commons! We’re accepting applications for our next session of theAshoka U Commons, kicking off in February 2019! Know someone advancing your social innovation ecosystem and would thrive in our 4-month virtual acceleration environment? Encourage them to apply here or contact Commons Manager, Ali Fraenkel, with questions. Applications are open until January 16, 2019. What’s […]
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 […]
Changemaker Campus Program grows to 45, increasingly Diverse Campuses Angie Fuessel in Changemaker Campus, Uncategorized • November 28, 2017 Ashoka U has designated three new Changemaker Campuses, bringing the total in the Changemaker Campus network to 45 institutions across nine countries. The new campuses are: Georgian College (Georgian), a public college in Barrie, ON, Canada; Royal Roads University (RRU), a public university in Victoria, BC, Canada; and Universidad del Desarrollo (UDD), a private university […]
Ashoka U April News U Can Use Emily Lamb in Uncategorized • April 17, 2017 Recommended by Ashoka U Ashoka U Changemaker Campus Network Grows to 40 Institutions as 3 More Campuses are Designated Three additional higher education institutions have joined the global network of Changemaker Campuses: Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA; University of California San Diego in San Diego, CA; and University of St. Thomas in St. […]
Creating Beauty: K12 Changemaker Education Forum Medium.com • March 13, 2017 Can one child help change a school system? In this article, learn how schools, school districts, and education organizations are transforming the ways in which students learn to be changemakers.
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 […]
December News U Can Use Beeta Ansari in Uncategorized • December 6, 2016 As the year comes to a close, we wish you a wonderful and thoughtful end of 2016. We look forward to working alongside you in 2017 to further educate and empower individuals as creators of positive social change! – the Ashoka U team You’re Invited: Ashoka U’s Virtual Accelerator for Social Innovation Education! Ashoka U Commons […]
Ashoka U Commons Applications Now Open! Beeta Ansari in Uncategorized • December 5, 2016 “The Commons increased my ability to navigate this field; that is, through readings, discussions, and assignments, I gained a stronger grasp of what I knew and needed to learn more about. The work … on identifying ways to collaborate across campus and exploring how to maximize the successes of university efforts was invaluable.” -Lisa Gring-Pemble, […]