On February 22, 2021, Aspen Ideas, presented by The Aspen Institute, kickstarted its year of conferences with Aspen Ideas: RE$ET, a virtual two-day event created in conjunction with Bloomberg Economics. While the full Aspen Ideas Festival is scheduled for late June, Aspen Ideas: RE$ET tackled the views of policymakers, business

Early this year, Columbia University announced a major step in their plan to reach carbon neutrality: the formalization of a non-investment policy in publicly traded oil and gas companies. Together with the University’s 2017 decision to divest from thermal coal, the new investment approach aligns with its considerable academic and

Millions of people every year leave college programs without completing their degree. Some leave because of the cost, because they feel overwhelmed by the workload or due to other personal obligations. While some don’t desire to return, others want to butas they get older and life gets more complex, completing

Canada’s BlackNorth Initiative, a nonprofit devoted to ending anti-Black systemic racism in Canada’s corporate sector, hosted “BlackNorth Talks: The Legacy of Black Entrepreneurship with Robert F. Smith,” in February. Smith fielded questions on business, philanthropy and entrepreneurship, but there was one subject he returned to whether he spoke of STEM

Robert F. Smith’s shared insights on the digital economy and the best advice he wished he’d received as a young entrepreneur during his virtual talk with the Afro American Newspaper’s Rev. Dr. Frances Toni Draper at the 12th annual Black Business Matters Expo on February 18, 2021. The AFRO hosted

Spring is just around the corner. For many families and kids, this means warmer weather and more opportunities to get reacquainted with parks, daily walks, weekend hikes and other outdoor activities. According to Harvard Medical School, playing outside is important for a child’s success in life. Outdoor experiences help aid