Michael M. Crow, ASU President
"For our society to achieve its ideal there cannot be an unequal distribution of its most important asset – education."
Foreign students help make America great
An op-ed highlighting the important role of foreign students in US success and global competitiveness.
ASU President Michael Crow honored among 2025 Treasures of Los Angeles
An article describing the Central City Association of Los Angeles 2025 Treasures of Los Angeles awards.
'Evolve or die" - Michael Crow's challenge to U.S. higher education
Demonstrate leadership in enabling academic excellence and accessibility at scale
Expand ASU's role as the leading global center for interdisciplinary research, discovery and development by 2030
Enhance our local impact and social embeddedness
Design and launch ASU Health as a comprehensive cluster of teaching, learning and discovery health systems for the enhancement of social-scale health outcomes
Advance the world’s first Global Futures Laboratory
January 2023 / Access
ASU partners with YouTube and Crash Course to expand course offerings for college credit
February 2023 / Philanthropy
ASU endowment reached $1.5billion for the second time
March 2023 / Innovation, Excellence
ASU is awarded $90.8M grant to build the world’s first Compact X-rayFree Electron Laser
March 2023 / Access, University design
ASU announces West Valley Forward, including the creation of three new schools
April 2023 / University design
Renamed the former Taylor Place residence hall as Gordon Commons, in recognition of former Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon’s contributions to the realization of the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus
April 2023 / Impact, Sustainability
ASU ranked No. 1 in the United States and No. 2 in the world for sustainability practices
May 2023 / Access
ASU celebrates the milestone of 10,000 Starbucks College Achievement Plan graduates
June 2023 / Impact, University design
ASU formally launches its ASU Health initiative to improve health outcomes for Arizonans
June 2023 / Sustainability
ASU joins the prestigious Association of American Universities
June 2023 / Sustainability
ASU is ranked No. 1 among U.S. universities and among the top 10 globally for addressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
July 2023 / Innovation, Global engagement
ASU and TSMC announce partnership for workforce and research innovation
August 2023 / Student success
ASU announces it is moving to the Big 12 Conference
September 2023 / Excellence
President Joe Biden grants Arizona funds to create the McCainNationalLibraryat ASU.
October 2023 / Innovation
ASU successfully launches the Psyche NASA mission to a metal asteroid
October 2023 / Impact
ASU announces that the headquarters of ASU Health, including a new medical school, will be located in downtown Phoenix
October 2023 / Impact, University design
ASU announces the renaming of ASU West campus as ASU West Valley campus
November 2023 / Innovation
ASU is named Phoenix’s “secret weapon” in its rise as a new US semiconductor hub
December 2023 / Access, Innovation
ASU breaks ground on ISTB12, the new home of the Fulton Engineering Schools new School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks on the ASU Polytechnic campus
March 2022 / Philanthropy, Student success
ASU endowment topped $1.25 billion
April 2022 / Sustainability
Officially opened the Rob and Melani Walton Center for Planetary Health
June 2022 / Access, Student success
Named a Hispanic Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education
June 2022 / Excellence, Student success
Earned best-ever NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) for ASU athletic programs and ranked first in the Pac-12
August 2022 / Access, Innovation, Partnerships
Opened the Media and Immersive eXperience Center as part of ASU @ Mesa City Center
September 2022 / Innovation, Excellence
Designated No. 1 in Innovation for the eighth straight year
September 2022 / Global engagement
Launched the School of Ocean Futures
October 2022 / Access, Student success
Celebrated the official opening of the historic Herald Examiner Building in downtown Los Angeles, home to the ASU California Center
October 2022 / Access, Student success, University design
Record enrollment in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering tops 30,000 students
December 2022 / Impact
Ranked No. 6 in research expenditures among 750 other institutions without a medical school
January 2021 / University design
Launched the Sidney Poitier New American Film School
February 2021 / Excellence, Global engagement
Celebrated 11 consecutive years of ASU ranking as a top producer of Fulbright winners
May 2021 / University design
Introduced ASU Public Enterprise Model
September 2021 / Excellence
Earned a seventh consecutive “#1 in innovation” national ranking
October 2021 / Impact
Administered 1M COVID-19 vaccinations
January 2020 /
Completed the $90 million renovation of Hayden Library on the Tempe campus and reopened the 21st century facility for spring 2020
January 2020 /
Broke ground on the Mesa City Center, a state-of-the art project dedicated to leading-edge media production and technology that will serve students, entrepreneurs and the surrounding community
February 2020 /
Announced the State Farm Pathways for the Future program, a collaboration to help high school and community college students to prepare for the future workplacemade possible bya $30 million gift from State Farm
March 2020 /
Launched ASU For You, a set of online resources to support learners of all ages, teachers and parents, and some at no cost
March 2020 /
With the help of a $2 million emergency grant from the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, ASU ramped up critical COVID-19 testing, research and personal protective equipment production
April 2020 /
Unveiled a new PPE Response Network web site that connected university and community resources to hospitals in critical need of personal protective equipment
May 2020 /
For the safety of the Class of 2020, ASU hosted its first-ever virtual University Commencement due to COVID-19, which included the first graduate cohort of the Uber-ASU partnership
May 2020 /
The BiodesignInstitute at ASU developed a game-changing saliva-based COVID-19 test with 100% diagnostic accuracy and began administering the new test to protect first-responders
June 2020 /
Starbucks expands the ASU-developed, anti-bias online curriculum to the public at no cost
July 2020 /
Announced a partnership with the Arizona Department of Health Services to provide free saliva diagnostic testing for COVID-10 in high-need, underserved communities across the state
July 2020 /
Outfitted classrooms on all ASU campuses with state-of-the-art technology in preparation for ASU Sync, a fully interactive remote learning platform that was one of three options available to ASU students in fall 2020
August 2020 /
Welcomed more than 127,500 students to the fall 2021 semester at ASU, a nearly 8% increase from fall 2019, and more than 53,000 ASU Online students, its largest fall enrollment
September 2020 /
Named “#1 in innovation” by U.S. News & World Report for the sixth consecutiveyear
September 2020 /
Launched the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, “a medical center for the Earth,” designed to study and develop solutions to keep our planet habitable for future generations
October 2020 /
The National Institutes of Health awarded ASU’s Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center a $4.7 million federal grant to increase COVID-19 testing in underserved communities around Arizona
November 2020 /
Named Sally C. Morton as executive vice president to lead the ASU Knowledge Enterprise, an organization with annual research expenditures upwards of $640 million
December 2020 /
Named Nancy Gonzales as ASU’s new executive vice president and provost, and Maria Anguiano as the founding executive vice president of the ASU Learning Enterprise, an initiative that will grow access
January 2019 / Excellence, Partnerships
Announced a partnership with James Turrell to advance the completion, educational use, and conservation of his masterwork, the Roden Crater
Turrell’s work at Roden Crater is a fusion of art, engineering, astronomy, architecture and neuroscience.
February 2019 / Access, Partnerships
Shared plans to establish a new ASU location to serve as a world-class hub for digital innovation in science, technology and the arts in downtown Mesa, Arizona
March 2019 /
Announced a new tuition and program fee structure that extends ASU’s commitment to Arizona resident students and simplifies individual course and program fees for undergraduates
April 2019 / Access, Partnerships, University design
Broke ground on the Health Futures Center as part of the Mayo-ASU Alliance for Health Care
June 2019 /
Designated a top 10 university in patent rankings among all universities worldwide
June 2019 /
Collaborated with MIT to offer the world’s first stacked online master’s degree in Supply Chain Management
June 2019 / Access, Excellence
Received the inaugural “Seal of Excelencia” for ASU’s commitment to Latino student success
August 2019 / Access, Partnerships
Expanded our educational access partnership with Uber to include to eligible drivers and their families
September 2019 / Excellence
Named the #1 most innovative school in America for the fifth consecutive year
October 2019 / Access, University design
Broke ground on the new headquarters of the Thunderbird School of Global Management in downtown Phoenix
October 2019 / Access, Excellence, Partnerships, University design
Celebrated the 5th anniversary of the Starbucks College Achievement Plan
January 2018 / Knowledge economy
Announced the Decision Center for Educational Excellence in partnership with the Helios Education Foundation
President Michael Crow speaks at the announcement of the Decision Center for Educational Excellence Powered by Helios Education Foundation.
March 2018 / Access
Opened the Barbara Barrett & Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Washington Center in Washington, D.C.
March 2018 / University design
Shared ASU's plan to lead in “universal learning”
April 2018 / Excellence
Times Higher Education ranks ASU in the top 1 percent of the world’s most prestigious universities
August 2018 / Excellence
ASU’s freshman retention rate passes 85%, exceeding the national average and 11 percentage points up from 2002
September 2018 / Excellence
ASU ranked #1 most innovative school in the nation for the fourth consecutive year
ASU was ranked #1 most innovative school in the nation for the fourth consecutive year
January 2017 / Philanthropy
Launched Campaign ASU 2020, ASU's first-ever comprehensive development campaign
May 2017 / Knowledge economy
The Arizona State Legislature passed $1B Research Infrastructure II legislation
February 2016 / Partnerships
Formed the PLuS Alliance with King’s College London and the University of New South Wales
April 2016 / University design
Global Freshman Academy launched by EdPlus and edX
August 2016 / Knowledge economy
ASU welcomed the largest and most diverse freshman class in its history
The class included 11,500 freshmen students representing every U.S. state and 74 countries
September 2016 / University design
ASU named the “#1 Most Innovative School” for the second consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report
October 2016 / Partnerships
Announced the Mayo Clinic Arizona State University Alliance for Health Care
December 2016 /
ASU named the country's fastest growing research enterprise
In 2016, ASU welcomed it largest and most diverse freshman class in its history. 11,500 freshman students representing every U.S. state and 74 countries.
February 2015 / University design
Published Designing the New American University
May 2015 / University design
Participated in The Economist and ASU co-sponsored webcast series, Re-inventing Higher Education
September 2015 / University design
ASU named the "#1 Most Innovative School" by U.S. News & World Report
September 2015 / Philanthropy
Donated $1.2M to fund the directorship of the ASU Public Service Academy
October 2015 /
Appointed to the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council
October 2015 /
Designated a LinkedIn "Influencer"
Browse through the archive of LinkedIn op-eds penned by President Crow on a wide range of higher education related topics
President Michael Crow was appointed to the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC) by US Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson
February 2014 / Knowledge economy
Presented “Universities as Partners in Global Development” to the World Bank Group
March 2014 / University design
Received the inaugural American Council on Education Award for Institutional Transformation
June 2014 / Partnerships
Established the Starbucks College Achievement Plan in partnership to enhance access
September 2014 / University design
Became Founding Chairman of the University Innovation Alliance
November 2014 / University design
Established ASU's first-ever official university charter
December 2014 / University design
EdPlus launched to enhance access to technologically-enhanced learning opportunities across all modalities.
The American Council on Education (ACE) has named Arizona State University the first recipient of an award created to recognize a college or university which, during a period of great change in higher education, has responded to challenges in innovative ways that allow the institution to thrive.
September 2013 / Partnerships
Launched the Transatlantic Higher Education Partnership with Dublin City University
A comprehensive alliance designed to create new learning and research experiences for students, expanding economic development and creating positive outcomes for communities in Arizona and Ireland
November 2013 / Philanthropy
Established the Trustees of ASU
November 2013 / Knowledge economy
Named University Vice-Chair of the Council on Competitiveness
December 2013 /
Received the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Academic Leadership Award
A recognition bestowed to presidents of U.S. higher education institutions who are fulfilling their leadership duties with vision, dedication and creativity, and demonstrate a commitment to excellence and equity.
March 2012 / University design
Delivered the Robert H. Atwell Lecture at the 94th Annual Meeting of the American Council on Education
August 2012 / University design
Opened the ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City
September 2012 / Science policy
Named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
October 2012 / Science policy
Published "Citizen Science U." in Scientific American
Arizona State University student paddle board down to Lake Havasu. ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City began operation in 2012.
March 2011 / Science policy
Published "Time to Rethink the NIH in Nature
August 2011 /
Recognized by Slate as one of the “Most Innovative and Practical Thinkers of Our Time”
September 2011 / Knowledge economy
All ASU colleges and schools are engaged in entrepreneurship
Ford College Community Challenge winners are announced during the ASU Demo Day. 100% of ASU’s colleges and schools are engaged in entrepreneurship
May 2010 /
Led a coalition of college and university presidents in support of the DREAM Act
Read the letter
August 2010 /
ASU nearly doubled the total number of enrolled minority students
Since 2002, the number of enrolled minority students increased from 11,487 to 21,060.
January 2009 / University design
Completed the third phase of a university-wide academic reorganization
March 2009 / University design
Announced budget and efficiency actions following state budget cuts
April 2009 / Science policy
Published “The Challenge for the Obama Administration Science Team” in Issues in Science and Technology
May 2009 /
Hosted U.S. President Barack Obama at University Commencement and announced the Barack Obama Scholars Program
August 2009 / University design
Launched ASU Online to provide broad access to high-quality higher education
November 2009 /
Named to the TIME list of "10 Best College Presidents"
December 2009 / Sustainability
Published "Overcoming Stone Age Logic" in Issues in Science and Technology
By 2009, the total number of minority students enrolled at ASU had nearly doubled since 2002 (11,487 to 21,060)
March 2008 / Knowledge economy
Opened the SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center
April 2008 / Sustainability
Presented the National Academy of Sciences Arthur Sackler Lecture, Opportunities and Limits in the Creation of Useful Knowledge for Sustainable Development
August 2008 / University design
Completed the second phase of a university-wide academic reorganization
December 2008 / Philanthropy
Donated salary bonus to need-based financial aid fund
ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center, SkySong, launched in 2008.
January 2007 / Science policy
Published "None Dare Call It Hubris: The Limits of Knowledge" in Issues in Science and Technology
April 2007 / University design
March 2006 / University design
ASU Downtown Phoenix campus secured bond election funding
May 2006 /
Began collaborations with Dublin City University
October 2006 / Sustainability
Founded the nation’s first School of Sustainability
October 2006 / Sustainability
Became a founding signatory of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment
October 2006 /
Named a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration
December 2006 / University design
Completed the first phase of a comprehensive academic reorganization
Classes began at ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus in August 2006
January 2005 / Science policy
Conceptualized the Decision Theater at ASU
May 2005 / University design
Announced ASU's Comprehensive Development Plan for a New American University
April 2004 / University design
Announced ASU's expansion as "One University in Many Places"
July 2004 / Sustainability
Launched the Global Institute for Sustainability at ASU
ASU's Global Institute for Sustainability launched in July 2004.
March 2003 / University design
Began collaboration with the City of Phoenix to establish the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus
June 2003 / University design
June 2003 / Philanthropy
Secured the largest single-donor gift in ASU history
June 2003 / Science policy
Relocated the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes from Columbia University to ASU
March 2002 /
The Arizona Board of Regents name the sixteenth president of Arizona State University
July 2002 /
Took office as the 16th president of Arizona State University
November 2002 / University design
Delivered inaugural remarks titled "The New American University: A New Gold Standard"
December 2002 / Partnerships
Initiated partnership with Mayo Clinic in Arizona
