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Teresa Acuña, Roy and Lila Ash Fellow
For Teresa Acuña, mid-career MPA 2017 and the Roy and Lila Ash Fellow at the Ash Center, community is always on her mind. Learn about her experience as a legislative aide and advocate.
Communiqué Spring 2017, Volume 20
In the latest issue, we feature the Civic Analytics Network (CAN), a national peer network of Chief Data Officers (CDO). We also showcase new fellows, faculty, & programs.
The Vietnam War
In a new episode of AshCast, we sat down with Sarah Bostein, Senior Producer of "The Vietnam War", a new film project directed by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick, advised by Ash's Thomas Vallely.
The Innovations in American Government Awards
The Ash Center announced the finalists and top 25 programs in this year’s Innovations in American Government Awards as well as the top 10 programs competing for the Roy and Lila Ash Innovations in Public Engagement in Government Award.
Trump and Asia
Watch the latest event in the "Trump and Asia" series. "Trump in Asia: Business as Usual?" was a panel on US business and international trade.
Featured News Commentary
Ash's Moshik Temkin writes in the New York Times that in the age of Trump, the most important thing historians can do is to leave the analogies to the pundits, and instead provide a critical, uncomfortable account of how we arrived at this unique political moment.
Featured Research
Guy Stuart, Jorrit de Jong, & Linda Kaboolian discuss embedding education in everyday life in the Spring 2017 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review.
Case Study
Check out the latest article from Arnold Howitt, exploring disaster prepardness and response, specifically civil and military roles, in Nepal after the 2015 earthquakes.
