An Eventful New Year at the Aspen Institute
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This spring, we will be hosting events on topics ranging from solutions for the economy to the environment. These include?Aspen?Ideas Climate?(March 6- 9 in Miami Beach), the?Aspen?Forum on Children and Families?(April 11 and 12 in DC), the?Global Inclusive Growth Summit?(April 13 in DC and virtual), and the?2023?Aspen?Words Literary Prize Award Ceremony?(April 19 in New York City). These and dozens of smaller gatherings—both in-person and virtual—can be found on?our events calendar. Thanks for penciling us in, and read on for other news from around the?Institute.
Community colleges educate?more than one-third of America’s undergraduates?and the majority of low-income students. Because they need visionary leaders, the?College Excellence Program?works to develop the next generation of community college presidents through their fellowships. One fellow, Dr. Daisy Gonzales, was?recently appointed as the interim chancellor of the California Community College System, the largest in the country. Gonzales is a proud community college alumna who is transforming the lives of students like herself.
Talia Lakshmi Kolluri’s debut collection,?What We Fed to the Manticore,?tells nine stories—each narrated from animal perspectives. Her book speaks to the fears and joys of the creatures that share our world. In this interview for?Aspen Words, the literary prize nominee discusses the inspiration behind her work and how the writing process changed her.
Since 2020, Congress has authorized $3.8 trillion in economic development spending. But small businesses, especially minority- and women-owned firms,?face many barriers when bidding for these contracts. Jorge Jimenez of the?Latinos and Society Program?proposes solutions for our fragmented procurement system, including fixing government fragmentation and overhauling financial requirements.
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