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Education
How Higher Education Can Support Local Ecosystems of Innovation
Supporting innovation should not be a top-down approach premised on straitjacketing program designs.
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Education
Whose Knowledge Is It?
Community-centered approaches to research in practice at Simon Fraser University. Part of the Innovating Higher Education series.
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Education
A Generation of Changemakers
How Australia’s CQUniversity has committed to embedding social innovation education and practice across the entire curriculum. Part of the Innovating Higher Education series.
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Education
Open-Source Learning for 2020 and Beyond
How Middlebury’s culture of collaborative, student-centric innovation lead to Energy2028, the phaseout of fossil fuel investments in the college endowment. Part of the Innovating Higher Education series.
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Education
A Field Catalyst for Systems Change in Higher Education
How the McConnell Foundation’s Re-Code initiative is rewiring higher education for innovation across Canada. Part of the Innovating Higher Education series.
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Government
Inclusive Innovation at the Ryerson Diversity Institute
By working with other academic partners, government, private sector, and community partners, the Diversity Institute uses a systems approach to address barriers for underrepresented groups, improve social outcomes, and support economic growth. Part of the Innovating Higher Education series.
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Education
The Collective Work of Building Individual Agency
Building a shared sense of responsibility at Miami Dade College begins with empathy, reflection, and closing the gap between students and staff. Part of the Innovating Higher Education series.
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Education
Changemaking and Graduate Employability
How embedding changemaking into the University of Northampton’s strategic plan enhances graduate employment potential. Part of the Innovating Higher Education series.
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Education
The ‘Intel Inside’ of Higher Education
How Watson Institute is accelerating the careers of student leaders and entrepreneurs through innovative university partnerships. Part of the Innovating Higher Education series.
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Education
What Is the Civic University For?
Embedding action through research by placing the Sustainable Development Goals at the center of university planning. Part of the Innovating Higher Education series.
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Education
University Rankings as a Tool for Social Impact
How Times Higher Education developed and implemented a new set of social impact rankings for higher education for a more sustainable, resilient future. Part of the Innovating Higher Education series.
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Education
A Medical School for Changemaking
How Amani Institute is building a skills-based and inclusive curriculum for changemaking in the developing world. Part of the Innovating Higher Education series.
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Education
Creating a University From Scratch
How Minerva is reimagining higher education now and partnering to scale for impact in the future. Part of the Innovating Higher Education series.
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Education
Crisis and Adaptation for the Public Good
How Tulane University rebuilt from Hurricane Katrina with a renewed commitment to embedding social innovation and community engagement at the core of its mission. Part of Innovating Higher Education for the Greater Good, a new series from SSIR and Ashoka U.
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Education
Leadership, Resilience, and Higher Education’s Promise
Embedding changemaking into the culture and operations of higher education will prepare institutions to deploy their tremendous human capital and knowledge and research assets in innovative, trans-disciplinary, and collaborative ways to address the many challenges ahead.
Part of Innovating Higher Education for the Greater Good, a new series from SSIR and Ashoka U.
Innovating Higher Education for the Greater Good
The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear that we must prioritize resilience and innovation across all aspects of society. But while higher education will be a critical part of making society more resilient and innovative for the many challenges that lie ahead, to do that, higher education must itself innovate and change. Are the leaders your industry needs being prepared in today’s classrooms? Is the research being done helping you to break through the challenge's society is facing?
This series, presented in collaboration with Ashoka U, will highlight a number of case studies from leaders in higher education, presenting stories, strategies, and lessons in rewiring higher education’s purpose, relevance, and business models. You’ll read about everything from large research institutions, small liberal arts colleges, community colleges, and start-ups charting a new path, representing a diverse set of perspectives. In this series we ask you to reimagine what is possible for higher education. Wherever you are, the need for systems change leadership has never been more pressing. We invite you to join us in this conversation as we consider how higher education can innovate for the greater good.