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As part of [2]Aspen Challenge, high school students from across the country
visited Aspen this summer to present solutions for some of the most
critical problems humanity faces.

Back to School with the Aspen Institute

As millions of young people head back to school, we're gearing up as well.
Across the Institute, so many programs are focused on education, so today,
we're highlighting a few of them as we prepare for another year of our own
kind of school work. Have a look.

🏫 The nearly 140 four-year colleges and universities that are members of
our [3]College Excellence Program’s [4]American Talent Initiative set
concrete goals to increase socio-economic diversity. They’ve added over
18,000 students from lower-income backgrounds since their beginning in
2016–the equivalent of adding six small-sized colleges!

📚 American youth face an acute crisis of belonging, marked by increasing
alienation, anxiety, and absenteeism among students, that jeopardizes their
educational experiences, mental health, and future success. Our
[5]Education & Society program recently published this brief with key
recommendations on how schools can foster student belonging so every child
feels valued, understood, and connected.

🌎 Young people, especially students, want to act and lead on behalf of the
planet. That’s why Aspen Institute’s [6]This is Planet Ed initiative and
[7]The Nature Conservancy worked directly with youth leaders to co-produce
a [8]Youth Climate Action Toolkit, which provides strategies, ideas, and
real-life examples to inspire climate action at the local level.

Keep reading to see upcoming events and dive deeper into our work on
education, leadership, and more.

Upcoming Events

Economic Opportunity

Values Aligned Investing with Justin Rockefeller & Erika Karp

September 9, 2024

Virtual

Join Erika Karp (Executive Director of the Finance Leaders Fellowship) on
September 9th for the first of three webinars: Values-Driven Investing with
Justin Rockefeller. Justin Rockefeller is Cofounder & Chair of The ImPact
(a global membership community of families aligning their assets with their
values) & Trustee at Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
[9]Learn More & Register

Education

Shelved Voices: How Book Censorship & Bans Impact Everyone, Everywhere

September 22, 2024

Washington D.C. + Virtual

This program by the Aspen Institute Arts Program kicks off Banned Books
Week 2024 with three segments exploring the history of book banning, the
current state of literary access in the US, and how we might catalyze
inspiration for protecting and expanding access to the written word for all
readers.
[10]Learn More & Register

Trust & Tech

Aspen Cyber Summit

September 18, 2024

Washington D.C.

The Aspen Cyber Summit brings together leading national and international
voices from government, industry, and civil society. Since its inception in
2016, the Aspen Institute’s premier annual technology and cybersecurity
conference hosts the biggest names in cybersecurity and national security,
including White House and administration leaders, members of Congress,
Fortune 100 executives, and academic and nonprofit thinkers.
[11]Learn More & Register

Leadership

Bloomberg CityLab

October 14-16, 2024

Mexico City, Mexico

The eleventh Bloomberg CityLab, the preeminent global cities summit
organized by Bloomberg Philanthropies in partnership with the Aspen
Institute, will convene more than 500 mayors and leading policymakers,
innovators, and creatives.
[12]Learn More & Register

Launching Soon: [13]Up Next, a new weekly email from the Aspen Institute
featuring a rundown of our events. Subscribe [14]here.

Around the Institute

Rising Generations

Looking for lesson plans?

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To help students think critically about artificial intelligence reporting,
[16]Aspen Digital published a [17]media literacy lesson plan geared toward
high school and junior college students.

Rising Generations

The Unlocking Opportunity Project

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The College Excellence Program’s [19]Unlocking Opportunity Project just
released [20]new tools aimed at helping community colleges improve
post-graduation success at scale, including an enrollment analysis tool to
help colleges visualize and analyze their enrollments to improve their
programs’ value.

Leadership

Introducing Leading Voices

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Leading Voices is our new video series by leaders, for leaders. Hear from
National Geographic Fellow[22] Dan Buettner and Girls Who Code founder
[23]Reshma Saujani at the [24]Aspen Ideas Festival about their lessons from
a life of leading. Published every Wednesday on [25]Instagram and
[26]Linkedin.

Climate

Climate Solutions by Frontline Communities

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[28]At the 2024 Resnick Aspen Action Forum, Civil Society Fellow and
[29]winner of the 2024 McNulty Prize Gloria Walton shared how The Solutions
Project is empowering and amplifying the work that frontline communities
are already doing to solve the climate crisis, recognizing their inherent
knowledge and understanding of their unique needs.

Leadership

Bold Innovators, Global Impact

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Initiatives by the [31]Aspen Global Innovators Group have significantly
advanced health equity and leadership, fostering local solutions to global
challenges. Check out their [32]recent impact report to learn more about
the transformative work led by their programs around the world.

In the News

Rising Generations

Kaya Henderson, the new executive vice president and executive director of
the Center for Rising Generations at the Aspen Institute [33]featured in
the Washington Business Journal.

Societal Trust

[34]On NPR's 1A, Jenn White spoke to Tom Wilson, president and CEO of
AllState; Dan Porterfield, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute; and
Julia Dhar, behavioral science lab leader at the Boston Consulting Group as
part of this year's Aspen Ideas Festival.

Economic Opportunity

Labor Day reflections: Maureen Conway, vice president and executive
director of the Economic Opportunities Program at the Aspen Institute
[35]writes in The Hill about why it's important to remember and celebrate
regulation on Labor Day, while Matt Helmer, managing director of the Aspen
Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program, called for [36]more employee
ownership in FastCompany.

Economic Opportunity

[37]Ascend at the Aspen Institute's impact was featured by El Paso Matters.

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