Denver Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet -- a member of the inaugural class of the Aspen NewSchools Fellows and an active participant in the Aspen Institute Education and Society Program's Urban Superintendents Network -- has been designated by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter as Senator Ken Salazar's replacement. Salazar has been nominated by President-Elect Obama as the next Secretary of the Interior. Bennet spoke about building strong schools at the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival.

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US-Lebanon Dialogue Program Launched. The Aspen Institute, in partnership with the Lebanon Renaissance Foundation, launched a new US-Lebanon Dialogue Program with a day-long conference examining US-Lebanon relations, the upcoming Lebanese elections, and the role of militant Islamist groups in Lebanon. Read more » Watch video.

J.B. Schramm

How to improve graduation and college-going rates in low income schools? The Aspen Institute hosted a lively roundtable conversation with influential policy leaders and successful educators to discuss a new report by J.B. Schramm, CEO of the nationally recognized College Summit, and Shirley Sagawa, a domestic policy expert. Read more » view report.

Barton Gellman

Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman discusses Angler. Two-time Pulitzer winner Barton Gellman held an Institute audience rapt with anecdotes from his reporting about Vice President Cheney. From the surveillance of American citizens to Guantanamo Bay, from the invasion of Iraq to weapons of mass destruction, Gellman shines a light on the most powerful and elusive vice president in U.S. history. Read more » Watch video.

"Selling Without Selling Out." After acquisition by multinational corporations, socially responsible companies often struggle to sustain the values and mission of the company. This year, the Trusteeship Institute, in partnership with the Aspen Institute and several other supporting organizations, gathered founders of such companies for a discussion of the challenges to sustaining a socially responsible business post-acquisition. Learn more » Watch video.

Peter Peterson

More from the 25th Annual Aspen Institute Awards Dinner. Thursday, November 6, 2008, in New York City, the Aspen Institute presented the Henry Crown Leadership Award to outgoing chairman of the board of trustees William Mayer and the Corporate Leadership Award to Peter Peterson. Watch video.

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Climate Change and the Electricity Sector, a report from the 2008 Energy Policy Forum. Energy Supply in a World of High Demand, a report from the 2008 Global Forum on Energy, Economy and Security.	Mobilizing Change: 10 Nonprofit Policy Proposals To Strengthen U.S. Communities, a report of the Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation, is a compilation of proposals to address social problems and improve the lives of those in need.
Civic Engagement on the Move details the hallmarks of successful mobile campaigns around civic engagement and provides case studies of several successful and emerging initiatives.	Where Will They Lead? 2008 MBA Student Attitudes About Business & Society Available as downloadable PDF only.

Aspenia, published by Aspen Institute Italia, a multidisciplinary journal covering issues of strategic interest.

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