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Featured Mentor: Erin Liman
Here in DFA, we rely on volunteer mentorship of design and business professionals around the country to support our teams. So we wanted to take a moment to recognize one of those awesome people here on...
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Extreme by Design
We had the pleasure of interviewing Ralph King, the inspiring and talented filmmaker of Extreme by Design, a documentary film. Design for America has had the exclusive opportunity to pre-screen the...
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Bridging Spaces for Learning: Ben Shapiro’s TEDx Talk
DFA Vanderbilt’s co-founder Ben Shapiro gives a TEDx Talk at Furman University. With the theme of Redesigning Education,this conference describes itself as, “Redesigning Education is no small task....
View ArticleEducating the Next Generation of Social Impact Designers
DFA’s Liz Gerber was recently honored to participate in a National Endowment for the Arts webinar: “Universities and design schools are currently an important seat for social impact design training and...
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Driving Independence for Older Adults
This past fall, DFA embarked on a sponsored project with Chrysler Group LLC investigating driver independence for older adults through the lenses of: navigation, alerts & warnings, and staying...
View ArticleA Designer’s Perspective on “Choosing the Best Legal Structure for Your...
A couple weeks ago a few of us DFA Fellows attended the Impact Engine’s “Choosing the Best Legal Structure for Your Impact Business.” I originally signed up for the event in preparation for a year...
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DFA Alum Helps Set DFA’s Strategy
Sara Mesing, co-founder of DFA Case Western| CIA, is part of the Business Development team at XPLANE. She introduces new clients to XPLANE and acts as an advocate and liaison throughout the duration...
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DFA Leaders on Being a Leader
Sonja Ellicott at the DFA Leadership Studio, listening intently. Zonghe Chua works with fellow DFAers at the annual Leadership Studio To kick off our series highlighting DFAers and their work, we’ll...
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General Assembly Gives DFA GA Front Row!
DFA has a new partnership! General Assembly, a worldwide institution that seeks to educate and empower individuals who are pursuing work in technology, business and design, has joined the DFA...
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DFA Leaders on Confronting Challenges
As the second installation of our Q&A with studio leads Sonja Ellicott (University of Oregon) and Zonghe Chua (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Sonja and Zonghe give advice on how to...
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Leadership Studio 2015!
Last weekend, we invited over 90 DFAers from 28 studios across the country to participate in our 5th annual Design for America Leadership Studio! Hosted at Northwestern University, Leadership Studio is...
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Adobe Sponsors DFA For the 3rd Year!
DFA is proud to announce sponsorship from Adobe for the third year in a row, giving hundreds of DFAers in our network a FREE Adobe Creative Cloud account for the year. DFA is very excited about...
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Guiding the Design Process: A Feature on Mentors in DFA
One of the most important parts of learning the design process is creating a culture of feedback. Students in Design for America are guided by some truly wonderful mentors, both at their universities...
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Introducing Leadership Studio 2016!
Design for America is excited to announce that our sixth annual Leadership Studio is just around the corner: August 11-15! Hosted at Northwestern University, DFA Leadership Studio 2016 is the...
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#DFALS16: 5 Days of Building Community, Learning Design, and Creating Impact
On August 11-15th, over 110 DFA students with 50+ majors representing 33 campuses across the country gathered with expert guests, community members, DFA Alumni, and more for the sixth annual DFA...
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Welcome DFA Tulane!
The Design for America network is growing with a unique and exciting new addition: DFA Tulane! Students with majors in public health, political and social sciences, and international development along...
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#DFAvotes2016
This past August, 110+ students from 33 Design for America studios across the country gathered at Northwestern for the annual DFA Leadership Studio. Together, they explored, “How can we improve the...
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Midwest Meetup 2016
In mid-November of 2016, DFA students from Case Western, Michigan State, Purdue, UIUC, and WashU gathered with DFA National staff for the third year in a row for Midwest Meetup 2016 – this year at DFA...
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Fall 2016 Project Highlights
This past fall, DFA students, mentors, and community members have collaborated on 160 meaningful, local, and social projects. Check out 2016 highlights of the DFA network below!
View ArticleMedline Industries on DFA: “Young Minds Unlock the Door to Innovation”
Anna Lehner of Medline Industries shared a reflection on the value of connecting students with her company to design for independent mobility last fall. Here’s what she had to say: “As a former product...
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