The Aspen Institute has announced the 2022-23 cohort of its Job Quality Fellowship.

In the third class of fellows since the program’s launch in 2017—the first since 2018—a total of 14 fellows will work together over the coming year to strengthen and expand the availability of high-quality jobs. According to the institute, a quality job is one in which individuals’ work is valued and respected and meaningfully contributes to the goals of the organization; it encompasses having a voice in the workplace and the opportunity to shape one’s work life, as well as having accessible opportunities to learn and grow.

Organized by Aspen’s Economic Opportunities Program, the fellowship program was established with support from Prudential Financial and the Surdna, W.K. Kellogg, and Hitachi foundations.

“We are eager to get to work with this accomplished and passionate group of leaders dedicated to tackling the challenges of poor job quality and economic inclusion,” said Maureen Conway, vice president and executive director of the Economic Opportunities Program at the Aspen Institute. “Workforce leaders and labor advocates both want to address the job-quality crisis and improve the lives and livelihoods of working people, but these organizations have different strategies, networks, and capabilities and often operate in ways that are disconnected. By bringing them together we have an unprecedented opportunity to elevate new approaches to foster quality work.” 

For the complete of fellows, see the Aspen Institute website. 

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