Ideas Unbound: Philadelphia Museum of Art CEO Timothy Rub—the Power of Art

Managing Editor Robert Rimm talks with Timothy Rub, Director and CEO of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and president of the Association of Art Museum Directors. Serving at one of the country’s largest art institutions, he provides an outstanding model for advocating for the power of art to grow communities, to educate and engage the public, and to enhance the vital role of art in our society.  (This is a rebroadcast of our interview from last May, in which Timothy Rub discusses his role as the director of a major urban museum.)

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Ashoka Fellow Dana Mortenson: Building Empathy Through World Savvy

A dialogue with Ashoka Fellow Dana Mortenson, Founder and CEO of World Savvy, a nonprofit with a mission to prepare the next generation of leaders to learn, work and thrive as responsible global citizens in the 21st century and to support systemic change in K-12 education to provide every student in every classroom with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to be leaders and changemakers in their diverse communities, locally and globally. World Savvy has grown from serving 90 students and 20 teachers in their first year to reaching more than 250,000 youth and 2000 teachers over their nine-year history from three offices nationally: San Francisco, Minneapolis-St.Paul and New York.

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Ashoka Fellow Aleta Margolis: Inspired Teaching

A dialogue with Ashoka Fellow Aleta Margolis, Founder and Executive Director of Inspired Teaching, a nonprofit with a mission to build a better school experience for children through innovative teacher training. Inspired Teaching helps teachers become full collaborators in school improvement and reform, envisioning teachers as instigators of thought, imagining a world in which every child is taught by an inspired teacher.

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Ashoka Fellow Ellen Moir: Transforming Education Through Mentoring New Teachers

A dialogue with Ashoka Fellow Ellen Moir, founder and CEO of the New Teacher Center, with a mission to improve student learning by accelerating the effectiveness of new teachers and school leaders. The Center strengthens school communities through proven mentoring and professional development programs, online learning environments, policy advocacy and research. Ellen’s work has reached thousands of mentors, new teachers and school administrators—enriching the educational experience of over 1.5 million students nationwide.

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Ashoka Fellow Betty Makoni: Empowering Girls in Africa and Beyond

A dialogue with Ashoka Fellow Betty Makoni, the Founder and CEO of the Girl Child Network Worldwide, an organization at the center of a global commitment to gathering, codifying, training and promoting the experiences and expertise of African girl advocates and marginalized girls. The Network supports and promotes girls’ rights, empowerment and education. It reaches out to and advances the circumstances of African girls who are economically deprived, at risk of abuse, subject to harmful cultural practices or living in areas of instability. 

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