2017 Year in Review
Thanks to the DFA studios, alumni, industry partners, mentors, community members, and design professionals for helping create such an incredible year for Design for America! Our ever-growing network...
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Welcome DFA at University of Michigan!
Design for America welcomes our newest studio, University of Michigan, to the DFAmily! Inspired after attending the DFA Leadership Studio Conference in August 2017, students Abril Vela, Uriel Lee, and...
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A Glimpse into the Future of Design and Impact
Imagine what would be different if we always design for inclusion? If we create learning experiences that are tech-integrated and not tech-enabled? What if we incorporate play into our everyday jobs?...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and DFA Drive the Future Forward
Somewhere in the world in the next decade or so, someone will cross the street unexpectedly in front of a self-driving vehicle. What will happen? How will the car stop before colliding with the...
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Midwest Meetup 2018
In late-February, when DFA National arrived at the new Wilmeth Active Learning Center located in the heart of Purdue’s campus, the room was buzzing with an excitement which continued throughout the...
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Announcing DFA Summer Internships 2018!
Summer Intern applications are closed. Please sign up for our newsletter and like us on facebook to see future openings. Looking for a summer internship? DFA National wants you! Although most DFA...
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DFA Fellowship Applications are NOW OPEN!
Now Accepting Applications for Design for America’s 2018-2019 Fellowship Program! If you are a passionate, dedicated, and iterative human-centered designer ready to make your mark on a social impact...
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Northeast Meetup 2018: The First in 4 Years!
In early March, more than forty students from five DFA studios met for the first Northeast Meetup (NEMU) in four years. DFA NYU hosted members from DFA studios at MIT, RPI, RISD/Brown and MSU, along...
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James Dyson Award 2018 – Now Open!
The James Dyson Foundation (JDF) is dedicated to encouraging young people to think differently, make mistakes, invent and realize their engineering potential. For the fourth year in a row, JDF partners...
View ArticleDFA Days of Summer – Learnings from June
A confession. A provocation. An invitation. Eugene Korsunskiy launched into the most recent DFA Sparks Series with an outline to consider ethics in design. The framework encapsulates what DFA Days of...
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