Erin Lewellen on Bloomberg Businessweek

Tilting Futures CEO Erin Lewellen is featured on the September 17, 2024 episode of Bloomberg Businessweek Podcast.  In conversation with hosts In conversation with hosts Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec, Erin discusses the key skills young people will need to succeed in tomorrow’s workplaces and a vision for how higher education can embed the immersive learning that effectively teaches these skills into […]

Erin Lewellen on Jazzed About Work

Tilting Futures CEO Erin Lewellen sat down with Beverly Jones for the latest episode of NPR’s Jazzed About Work.   Join Bev and Erin for a conversation filled with insights about immersive global learning, leading with curiosity, learning from alumni, and changing the world.    Listen to the Episode

Tilting Futures Featured on Nice News

Tilting Futures was featured in the May 28 edition of Nice News’ Daily Digest – a daily email newsletter filled with stories that inspire optimism and hope. CEO Erin Lewellen spoke about Take Action Lab, the power of young changemakers, and what inspires her most about her work. Read the Article

A tribute to our friend and board member Chris Eyre

It’s with a heavy heart that we share the news that in December, we lost a beloved Global Citizen Year Board Member Chris Eyre. His cancer diagnosis came as a shock but we at GCY had the immense privilege of knowing Chris and his many gifts. We are heartbroken and his loss is deeply felt. […]

Exploring the World Without Leaving Home

A Case Study on Using Virtual Exchange to Create Global Competence in a Diverse Population of Students Originally published in the Spring 2023 edition of The Global Impact Exchange, a publication of Diversity Abroad. The Global Impact Exchange quarterly publication serves to advance domestic and international conversations around diversity, inclusion, and equity in global education […]

Global Citizen Year Recieves the Karl Haigler Excellence in Research Award

The Gap Year Association has awarded Global Citizen Year the Karl Haigler Excellence in Research Award in recognition of our research demonstrating the transformative power of immersive experiences. This is a particularly meaningful award for us as Global Citizen Year has always held a deep commitment to ensuring our experiences deliver the impact we design for.   […]

Leadership Development Beyond Projects

Originally published in the Stanford Social Innovation Review In 2017, as part of her participation in the youth leadership program Global Citizen Year Fellowship, Dora—an 18-year-old from Huntington Beach, California—spent seven months in Thiadiaye, Senegal. One requirement of the program was the completion of a community project designed to address a local need. Based on conversations […]