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Top of the Entrepreneurial Mind

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:41:28 GMT

In this weekly video blog, Thom Ruhe, Vice President of Entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation, discusses issues affecting entrepreneurs and sits down with guests to discuss entrepreneurship.

The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:19:12 GMT

It was once common knowledge that the world was flat, and later, that the universe revolved around the Earth. Those are fallacies from long ago, but what about the myths of this century? Wasn't it just a few years ago

How America Can Achieve Better Capitalism

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:18:29 GMT

In the wake of the Great Recession and America's sluggish recovery from it, economists, policymakers, media pundits and "armchair commentators" in living rooms across America have argued about what has gone wrong with American capitalism. Even so, few constructive remedies have emerged. Better Capitalism: Renewing the Entrepreneurial Strength of the American Economy cuts through the chatter and offers a detailed, practical blueprint to restore the vigor of the American economy.

A Conversation with Bill Hambrecht

Wed, 02 May 2012 14:54:08 GMT

Making the Most of Creativity

Fri, 20 May 2011 10:42:24 GMT

A conversation with Dale Dougherty, editor and publisher of MAKE, and general manager of the Maker Media division of O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Expediting University Startups: A Step Toward Advancing America’s Prosperity

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:27:50 GMT

Our nation’s universities produce some of the most important basic and applied research in the world, contributing to America’s competitiveness and prosperity in the global economy. University spinoff companies have the potential to become high-growth firms, in some cases creating entire new industries that not only change our lives but also generate hundreds of thousands of jobs.

Why Start a Charter School?

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:27:55 GMT

This summer, the Missouri State Board of Education approved the charter for the Ewing Marion Kauffman School. This new public charter school will offer a rigorous college preparatory education to students in grades five through twelve, intended to provide them with the academic and life skills necessary for success in college and life beyond the classroom. The Kauffman School will open in the fall of 2011 with an initial class of 75 5th-grade students, adding one grade level each year through 12th grade.

Understanding the Economy, One Business at a Time

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:23:19 GMT

Measurement of business activity has advanced scientifically more slowly than measurement of household activity. As a result, many of our limitations in understanding the complexities of entrepreneurship stem from a basic lack of data – something the Kauffman Foundation is working to change.

A Red Carpet for Entrepreneurship on the Global Stage

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:40:48 GMT

In 2010, entrepreneurship appears to have finally taken its rightful place on the world stage as central to any nation’s efforts to build its economy.

The Ciputra Quantum Leap: Making Indonesia an Entrepreneurial Nation

Thu, 27 May 2010 12:00:31 GMT

Entrepreneurship brought me from a state of childhood poverty to a life of philanthropy. And just as my own experience as an entrepreneur reaped rewards I never imagined, I believe embracing entrepreneurship will enable nations to make a "quantum leap" from despair to prosperity.

The Challenge of Instilling Urgency in a Charter School

Mon, 10 May 2010 11:37:41 GMT

Munro Richardson, vice president of Education at the Kauffman Foundation, characterizes high performing charter schools as having rigor, engagement and a sense of urgency among the staff and students.

The Ride of Their Lives

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:02:28 GMT

The Kauffman Scholars program was launched in 2003 with a $70 million grant over nineteen years, the largest and longest-term commitment ever made by the Kauffman Foundation. This historic investment wasn't about being on the edge of reform, but creating that edge.

Innovation that Matters

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:01:31 GMT

Nicholas Donofrio, Kauffman Senior Fellow and retired executive vice president of Innovation and Technology, IBM, believes the innovations that matter now are the ones that unlock the hidden value that exists at the intersection of deep knowledge of a problem and intimate knowledge of a market.

Expect More -- Do More

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:03:19 GMT

In an article published in the Minnesota Journal of Law, Science and Technology, Kauffman Foundation General Counsel John Tyler exposes the absent and weak links between vision, policies and practices of universities and federal policy for advancing innovations.

Entrepreneurship is a Form of Social Responsibility

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:47:08 GMT

Entrepreneurs renew society by constantly looking for opportunities to make products, institutions and practices better, says Bill Green, Senior Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education at the University of Miami.

Discovering the Possibilities in Technology and Engineering

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:57:56 GMT

Kansas City area children were able to picture themselves as astronauts, aeronautical engineers, and architects during the fourth annual Kauffman-sponsored, Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools™ Discovery Day.

A World of Difference for Kansas City Students: Project Lead the Way

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:07:47 GMT

Two Kansas City area students and a teacher discuss the benefits of Project Lead the Way, which engages students in hands-on, real-world projects to help them understand how the skills they are learning in the classroom can be applied in everyday life.

The Future of the Research University: Meeting the Global Challenges of the 21st Century

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:05:50 GMT

At the 2008 Kauffman-Max Planck Institute Summit, more than a dozen speakers from Europe, the United States, and Israel, representing some of the finest institutions and freshest thinking on the planet, convened to explore in depth the ways research universities can foster entrepreneurship in the societies around them. The result is this unprecedented volume of essays and discussion synopses, which provides ideas and practical examples for the entrepreneurial research university.

The World of Entrepreneurship

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:50:04 GMT

Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, tells the BBC how a wave of entrepreneurs transform the world's economy and advance human welfare.

Our Role in the Evolution of Capitalism

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:34:38 GMT

Carl J. Schramm, Kauffman Chief Executive Officer, demonstrates how Kauffman Foundation has played a role in the development of entrepreneurial capitalism, and why it has an even more critical role to play in the future of capitalism.

The State of Entrepreneurship in Europe—An Investor's View

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:18:53 GMT

In this interview with Sir Ronald Cohen, the author of The Second Bounce of the Ball: Turning Risk into Opportunity shares his thoughts on entrepreneurship in Europe, how it has changed in the past 30 years, and what policy changes can encourage entrepreneurship.

Building Interest in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Among European Foundations

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:34:56 GMT

Karen Wilson, Kauffman Senior Fellow, interviews individuals at three leading foundations in Europe that have been active in promoting entrepreneurship.

Crossing Boundaries—Building Bridges

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:43:14 GMT

Thom Ruhe, Director of Entrepreneurship, introduces the web sites entrepreneurship.org and entrepreneurship.gov that serve as a comprehensive resource for entrepreneurs, policymakers, and researchers—foreign and domestic.

Foreign-Born Entrepreneurs: An Underestimated American Resource

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:02:04 GMT

Vivek Wadhwa explains that his research shows that immigrant entrepreneurs have brought enormous economic benefits and innovations to the United States—further reinforcing the fact that the United States provides a fertile environment for spawning entrepreneurship.

The New Order of the 'Born Global'

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:29:27 GMT

Ted D. Zoller, Ph.D. Executive Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, discusses the next generation of entrepreneurs who have been "born global" and globally integrate the business model of ventures.

Sparking American Enterprise in Global Entrepreneurs

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:53:14 GMT

The Kauffman Global Scholars find that their world grows smaller and their ideas grow bigger as they participate in the Global Scholars Program, reports Wendy Torrance, director of the program.

Unleash Ideas, Unlock Passion

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:32:15 GMT

Yan Junqi explains how the Entrepreneurship Foundation for Graduates she chairs in China is aiding college students' entrepreneurial practices and working for change that will create a favorable entrepreneurial environment in China.

An Idea Can Start at Any Age

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:07:13 GMT

Fraser Doherty, who launched SuperJam when he was just fourteen, tells how his entrepreneurial spirit drives him to inspire other young entrepreneurs.

Global Entrepreneurship Week: Unleashing Ideas Around the Globe

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:27:02 GMT

Jonathan Ortmans, Kauffman Senior Fellow, says that Global Entrepreneurship Week will bring young minds together across great divides to collaborate and create something bigger, something greater, something that can revolutionize the way we live.

Building Enterprising Cultures Worldwide

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:14:27 GMT

Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, says that Global Entrepreneurship Week inspires young people around the world to turn their ideas into reality and encourages a new and thoroughly international spirit of enterprise.

Breaking Out of the Prison Cycle

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:47:59 GMT

Catherine Rohr demonstrates how the Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) equips men in prison with tools to help them achieve success by focusing on the story of one entrepreneur.

Where Goodness Lies: An Open Letter to College Students

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:02:22 GMT

Judith Cone, Vice President, Emerging Strategies, encourages college students to consider exploring entrepreneurship to learn how to translate creative ideas into enterprises that create value for society.

Aiding the Drivers of Economic Growth

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:52:37 GMT

Carlos M. Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, says that we need new benchmarks for a fuller understanding of the impact of innovation, and to help both government and businesses identify and devise innovation-promoting policies that create value and growth.

On Innovation and Global Integration

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:29:21 GMT

Samuel J. Palmisano, Chief Executive Officer of IBM, believes that global integration is the new playing field, and innovation is how you win the game.

All Human Beings are Entrepreneurs

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:47:18 GMT

Muhammad Yunus, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for successfully implementing a system of microcredit in Bangladesh, describes how the Grameen Bank arose out of a simple idea and the philosophy behind his successful venture.

The Entrepreneurial Landscape: A View from Venture Partners

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:37:18 GMT

Kauffman Foundation Chief Investment Officer Harold Bradley moderates a panel with investment leaders from three established and respected venture capital firms to discuss a number of issues facing the venture industry.

An Open Letter to President-Elect Barack Obama

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:00:05 GMT

The Kauffman Foundation has produced an advertisement in tribute to the nation's entrepreneurs which debuted this week in The Wall Street Journal.

Entrepreneurship in US Higher Education

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:12:57 GMT

By making entrepreneurship education available across all disciplines, American college students will become more aware of entrepreneurial activity and its importance, says William Scott Green, Chair of the Kauffman Panel on Entrepreneurship Curriculum in Higher Education.

Crossing the Divide: Entrepreneurial Law

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:45:13 GMT

Thomas Morsch, J.D., discusses ways to bridge the gap between lawyers who tend to be risk-averse and entrepreneurs who embrace risk so that entrepreneurs can get the legal services they need.

Law and Economics, 2.0

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:02:51 GMT

Robert E. Litan, Ph.D., Vice President, Research and Policy, responds to the questions: How much law, and what kinds of law, are essential for innovation and growth? And what laws or legal institutions may inhibit both?

From Chasing Smokestacks to Embracing Entrepreneurship

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:26:52 GMT

Ed Glaeser, Professor of Economics, Harvard University, explains that today's cities can succeed only if they are centers of innovation that produce new technologies and new business models.

Innovation: Catalyst or Consequence of Fast Growth?

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:17:56 GMT

Michael Levin, CEO of Titan Steel and Kauffman Entrepreneur-in-Residence, asserts that the plain answer to this question is that growth and value emerge from technology and process in a cycle of innovation.

A Cure for the Drug Discovery Gap

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:29:23 GMT

Frank Douglas, a senior fellow at the Kauffman Foundation, explores one idea for catalyzing medical research to help bridge the gap between the laboratory discovery and treatment option.

Open Innovation: Rx for Improved Human Health

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:30:49 GMT

John Wilbanks of Science Common explains how the principles of Open Innovation, that encapsulates the power of the informed user to drive innovation in new product design, can transform the field of human health.

Advancing Innovation Along the Long Tail

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:37:14 GMT

Laura Dorival Paglione, Director, Kauffman Innovation Network, discusses moving away from narrow markets ruled by "the tyranny of the hit" (the old focus on best-sellers) to focus on the "long tail" markets where non-hits and specialty goods can flourish as well.

Accelerating Early-Stage Innovations for Market

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:54:04 GMT

Soren Jonas Bruun and Hanson Gifford run business accelerators that use very different models to help promising companies navigate the challenging path to bring new products to market.

How a Dose of Reality Can Make Science More Visionary

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:42:25 GMT

E. A. Fitzgerald, Professor of Materials Engineering, MIT, asks How do we know that university scientists are working on the best possible research projects to begin with? The ones with the greatest chances of bearing the most fruit?

Beyond Licensing and Incubators

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:54:32 GMT

After years of studying how innovation works (or fails to work) in and around universities, says Lesa Mitchell, Vice President, Advancing Innovation, the Kauffman Foundation is finding emerging new solutions to accelerate innovation and commercialization at universities.

Students Explore Real Earth Virtually

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:09:26 GMT

An interview with the developers of GeoWorlds explores how the innovative program uses the Second Life immersive education platform to engage urban students in Earth science while enhancing their problem solving skills and content knowledge.

Want to Truly Scale a Learning Program? Try Gaming.

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:06:58 GMT

Merrilea Mayo, Director, Future of Learning Initiatives, discusses the burgeoning field that goes by various names—immersive learning, 3D Internet-based learning, Serious Games, to name a few—that has embraced the vision of games and virtual worlds as authentic and powerful learning experiences.

Learning vs. Education: A New Way to Think About Preparing the Next Generation

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:50:39 GMT

Dennis W. Cheek, Senior Fellow for the Kauffman Foundation, explains how the Kauffman Foundation keeps the concept of learning as the central focus of how we think about, evaluate, plan, and execute our grantmaking related to children and youth.

Helping Local School Boards Understand the Importance of STEM Education

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:38:20 GMT

Joseph S. Villani of the National School Boards Association and Peyton M. West of the American Association for the Advancement of Science talk about forming the new organizational partnership to determine what school boards want and need to know about STEM education and to address those needs head-on.

Growing the Economy out of Crisis

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:19:32 GMT

Carl Schramm, President and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, delivered the keynote address for the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research's conference on the Market Meltdown.

Financial Market Meltdown: Crisis or Opportunity?

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:09:56 GMT

View a video discussion with Robert Litan, Kauffman Vice President of Research and Policy, about the future of the markets, prospects for free trade and globalization, and how to fix American K-12 education.

An Economist's Insights into the Bailout Bill

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:41:43 GMT

The impact of the financial rescue plan signed into law on Oct. 3 will unfold over time, but it is likely not a perfect panacea for all institutions in need of capital.

Video Insights from Bo Fishback

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:39:36 GMT

See Bo Fishback provide insights into the Kauffman Foundation's work in Entrepreneurship. The Insights section of our Multmedia Center features the thoughtful observations of Kauffman associates on a wide range of topics. These video highlights capture the Kauffman approach to think differently and turn ideas into practical, sustainable solutions.

Video Insights from Lesa Mitchell

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:15:07 GMT

See Lesa Mitchell provide insights into the Kauffman Foundation's work in Advancing Innovation. The Insights section of our Multmedia Center features the thoughtful observations of Kauffman associates on a wide range of topics. These video highlights capture the Kauffman approach to think differently and turn ideas into practical, sustainable solutions.

Managing Foundations Toward the Goal of Expanding Human Welfare

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:01:46 GMT

Private foundations today have an extraordinary opportunity to expand human welfare. They seemingly are held back, however, by the lack of a coherent sense of purpose. This situation arises for two interrelated reasons. First, foundations have failed to relate to the changing nature of the American economy. Second, unconscious of their economic role, foundations have developed a management culture that frequently works to close off innovative thinking.

An Entrepreneurial World

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:04:05 GMT

In this video, Kauffman Foundation President and CEO Carl Schramm discusses the importance of entrepreneurship in spurring global growth.

Video Insights from Robert Litan

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:29:40 GMT

See Robert Litan provide insights into the Kauffman Foundation's work in Research & Policy. The Insights section of our Multmedia Center features the thoughtful observations of Kauffman associates on a wide range of topics. These video highlights capture the Kauffman approach to think differently and turn ideas into practical, sustainable solutions.

Economic Currents Shape Political Landscape

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:43:10 GMT

The economic transformation in the United States from managerial capitalism to entrepreneurial capitalism, marked in part by a near-constant wave of innovation and high-growth firms, is already producing widespread social and cultural changes.

A Nobel Entrepreneurship Scholar

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:26:18 GMT

Edmund Phelps, who won the Nobel Prize in Economics, has been working to develop empirical applications and economic models that encompass the principal theme of the individual entrepreneur as the bearer of new commercial ideas, borne of an entrepreneur's special experience and observation.

The Globalization of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:17:05 GMT

How does innovation translate into economic well-being? With information technology allowing the fragmentation of the innovation process, how might globalization affect innovation, entrepreneurship, and their translation into economic well-being?

Effects of Patent Reforms on Entrepreneurs

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:03:34 GMT

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) are among the many institutions calling for reform of the U.S. patent system because it no longer promotes innovation and competition as well as it should.

Transition to Entrepreneurial Capitalism

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:51:00 GMT

There is a growing body of evidence that innovation-driven productivity growth has been made possible by a deep change in the structure of the American economy itself—a decades-long transition from what we term the era of managerial capitalism to today's era of entrepreneurial capitalism.

The Importance of Networks

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:03:33 GMT

Professor Toby Stuart, recipient of the 2007 Ewing Marion Kauffman Prize Medal for Distinguished Research in Entrepreneurship, discusses his research into how the social and business networks in which would-be entrepreneurs and early-stage firms are immersed influence entrepreneurial processes and outcomes.

Can the TTO Manage Its Own Disintermediation?

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:43:06 GMT

The iBridge Network project, sponsored by the Kauffman Innovation Network, Inc., added a new option for university Technology transfer offices (TTOs).

University Scientists as Entrepreneurs: The Link to Economic Growth?

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:32:04 GMT

David B. Audretsch, Director, Max Planck Institute of Economics and Scholar-in-Residence, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, believes that by becoming an entrepreneur or working with entrepreneurs, scientists are providing a vital force for economic growth.

Innovation 3.0: Creating the Next Level Twenty-First Century Innovation Ecosystem Platform

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:20:09 GMT

Wayne Johnson, Vice President, University Relations Worldwide, Hewlett-Packard Company, discusses his belief that partnering at the right strategic levels holds the key to the future.

Jump-Starting Innovation in Medical Research

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:04:44 GMT

Michael Milken provides an overview of the Prostate Cancer Foundation's work, showing us that it is possible to jump-start innovation in medical research.

Opportunity in the Wake of a Tragedy

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:49:32 GMT

Because of the comprehensive and results-oriented design of the Urban Entrepreneur Partnership (UEP), this program became the perfect "go to" vehicle to address the Gulf Coast woes.

Transformational Economic Diplomacy in Italy: The Partnership for Growth

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:17:24 GMT

Ronald P. Spogli, U.S. Ambassador to Italy, discusses the Partnership for Growth (P4G), through which we promote economic dynamism in Italy by sharing relevant experiences from the United States.

Big Business or Small?

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:55:41 GMT

John Koten, Editor-in-Chief of Inc. magazine, explores the problem with viewing the economy at the two extremes of large and small and discusses ways of getting a more complete picture.

Bio-X: Multidisciplinary Research and Education at Stanford

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:23:44 GMT

When multiple disciplines come together and different perspectives are shared, there's no limit to the collaboration, creativity, and innovation that can occur. Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking thrives. In the essay that follows, John Hennessey describes the success at Stanford University in creating a multidisciplinary approach to research and teaching in the biosciences.

Campus Leaders Share Perspectives

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:36:58 GMT

At the Kauffman Foundation's behest, Dr. Modesto "Mitch" Maidique, president at Florida International, one of the initial Kauffman Campuses, talked with Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), a newly named second-round recipient of a Kauffman Campuses grant.

Arts Entrepreneurship: How to Be a Hero

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:50:37 GMT

Elliot McGucken has an artful way of teaching entrepreneurship to artists. The college course he designed mixes classical concepts with cutting-edge practical advice, such as how to use open-source digital rights management to keep the ogres from snatching your profits.

Why Advancing Innovation?

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:53:18 GMT

Why the Kauffman Foundation feels it is important to improve the way university-created innovations reach the market.

Higher Education: An Entrepreneurial Way to Teach

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:27:33 GMT

Chairman Richard Newton and panelists Rodney Brooks and William Green discuss the work of the Kauffman Panel on Entrepreneurship Curriculum in Higher Education and its importance.

Improving Teaching and Learning: Mathematics, Science, and Technology in K–12 Schools

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:52:31 GMT

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s focus on powerful changes in mathematics, science, and technology teaching and learning in the Kansas City metropolitan area is a distinctive effort in the national education reform landscape.

Are American Parents and Students Ready for More Math and Science?

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:12:55 GMT

Ruth Wooden addresses the challenge presented by lack of drive among parents and students to change math and science education.

Accountability and Innovation in Higher Education

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:41:10 GMT

Ben Wildavsky addresses the a fundamental question: How can we measure how much students actually learn in college?

An Unexpectedly Bright Beacon

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:15:37 GMT

While the power and influence of the United States remains unrivaled, global perceptions of many U.S. policies are consistently negative. Whether concerning the use of our military might, our recognition of environmental issues, or our levels of energy consumption—warranted or not—the United States in 2007 has a global public relations problem.

The Importance of the Survey of Business Owners

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:34:22 GMT

In the Kauffman Foundation’s work to advance entrepreneurship in the United States, the Survey of Business Owners (SBO) is a critical and unique tool for understanding and encouraging the diversity and dynamism of U.S. business.

Science for the Real World

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:10:12 GMT

Explorer Robert Ballard discusses how the JASON Project is capturing the imagination of school children and sparking their interest in science and technology.

Inventing a New World

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:58:05 GMT

Dean Kamen, Founder of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), discusses the vision and accomplishments of the organization that, in 2006, helped 125,000 young people on 10,000 teams discover the excitement and rewards of education and careers in science, engineering, and technology.

Building for the Future

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:28:23 GMT

Bailey Boehm, a Sophomore at Baker University sends an open letter to FIRST Robotics participants about how FIRST helps students step out of their comfort zones.

Teaching Entrepreneurship in Colleges and Universities: How (and Why) a New Academic Field Is Being Built

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:22:53 GMT

In this essay, Judith Cone, vice president for Entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation, discusses how today's college students want to learn how to recognize opportunity, harness the resources to exploit that opportunity, exercise their creativity, create sustainable solutions, take the inherent risks, and participate in the rewards.

An Entrepreneurial Vision for Our Nation's Universities

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:19:40 GMT

An interview with Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University, in which he discusses how he has instilled a burgeoning research culture at Arizona State while making sure that the university has had an impact on the Phoenix area and the state of Arizona.

Kauffman Scholars: Charting the Path to Success for Kansas City’s Urban Students

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:16:16 GMT

Ewing Kauffman always believed that education was the key to success in life—the one-way ticket out of poverty. Yet he understood that many urban students often do not have the skills or opportunity to pursue a college education, and he wanted to help more students achieve that goal. He also knew that in today’s economy, a higher education would be necessary to obtain a good-paying job with benefits.

Interview with Marian Wright Edelman Founder and President, Children’s Defense Fund

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:15:50 GMT

Marian Wright Edelman, who worked alongside the foremost political and public figures of the 20th century during the civil rights movement and founded the Children’s Defense Fund, talks about educating children.

Moving Innovations to Market

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:24:46 GMT

A great deal of promising research consistently fails to be developed and brought to market for practical use, as it could be. This includes basic research in the life sciences that could lead to vital new drugs and medical therapies. It includes research in computing and engineering that could lead to useful new products and job-creating new firms. In short, despite rampant commercialism, what we often have is a failure to commercialize.

Angels Shine Brightly for Start-up Entrepreneurs

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:31:16 GMT

William H. Payne Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, and Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneur-in-Residence, sheds light on angel investors who provide 90 percent of the seed and start-up capital in this country and fill a critical niche left void by venture capitalists.

Why Entrepreneurs Need Angels — and How Angels Are Improving

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:29:08 GMT

The Kauffman Foundation has been helping to advance angel investing — notably through the founding of the Angel Capital Education Foundation. Marianne Hudson, who directs the Kauffman Foundation’s activity in this area, talks about the opportunities and challenges of helping angel investors.