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Two university administrators and three students stand smiling and making pitchfork hand gestures in front of thousands of first-year college students.

Update from President Crow: October 1, 2024

  • ASU celebrates record-breaking fall enrollment
  • Moving forward on the West Valley campus
  • SWAP Hub projects awarded nearly $30M in federal funding
  • No. 1 in innovation for a decade highlights consistent excellence

ASU students walking on the Tempe campus

Updates from President Crow: February 10, 2021

  • ASU ends 2020 strong, launches 2021 with record enrollment
  • New American Film School renamed for film legend, Sidney Poitier
  • Helping Arizona to lead in the New Economy
  • Student innovators win XPRIZE with groundbreaking mask design

ASU Innovation Week 2020

Updates from President Crow: December 14, 2020

  • Innovation doesn’t take a holiday at ASU
  • New year to bring top leaders to new executive roles at ASU
  • A season for celebration, reflection and inspiration
  • Bank of America invests $1M in student workforce education

Tohono O'odham Nation leadership and Michael Crow

Updates from President Crow: November 5, 2020

  • Tohono O’odham Nation invests $1 million in ASU COVID-19 research
  • Maricopa County’s face covering mandate is imperative and effective
  • ASU + GSV Summit gives new audiences a look at the future of education
  • College leaders answer “What’s next?” at Milken Institute Conference

ASU Students Fall 2020

Updates from President Crow: September 18, 2020

  • Getting the facts on COVID-19 management and support at ASU
  • New Global Futures Laboratory aims to keep Earth habitable, thriving
  • Keep them coming: ASU earns sixth straight “#1 in innovation” ranking
  • Dreamscape partnership to bring next level virtual reality learning to ASU

ASU Student Physical Distancing

Fall facts and figures: September 3, 2020

  • Welcomed more than 127,000 new and returning students, the largest in ASU history
  • Celebrated 13,000 first-year, full-immersion ASU students, the second largest freshman class to date
  • Supported more than 53,000 fully online students, ASU Online’s largest fall enrollment to date
  • Activated 429 permanent and 469 portable ASU Sync-enabled classrooms on ASU campuses

ASU International Tourism Program in China

Updates from President Crow: November 20, 2019

  • Sharing ASU’s vision in Arizona and around the world
  • It’s time to take exclusivity out of the higher education equation
  • Sun Devil student-athletes are blazing new trails
  • Collective commitment is key to ASU’s sustainability success 

ASU #1 in Innovation 2020

Updates from President Crow: September 13, 2019

  • Kicking the year into gear with more than 13,000 new Sun Devils
  • Creativity, collaboration fuel fifth straight “most innovative” ranking
  • Universities have a vital role in strengthening Arizona’s economy
  • Honoring the enduring legacy of J. Orin Edson at ASU
  • Campaign ASU 2020 breaks fundraising record for fifth straight year

Schmidt Futures Project Benjamin Team

Updates from President Crow: August 6, 2019

  • ASU moves up to the top 10 in global patent rankings worldwide
  • No summer slowdown: ASU earns major support
  • ASU, MIT offer first stacked master's degree in supply chain management
  • Commitment to Latino student success earns ASU inaugural distinction

ASU Tuition

Updates from President Crow: April 16, 2019

  • ABOR approves extended tuition pledge and simplified fee structure
  • A new view of the ASU charter and why it matters 
  • $50M Edson gift and new Barrow initiative aim for new health answers
  • A busy first year for the Barrett and O’Connor Washington Center

Roden Crater staircase in Arizona 2019

Updates from President Crow: January 31, 2019

  • How a university and an artist collaborate to complete a masterwork
  • Sustainability, business gifts demonstrate vision, confidence in ASU
  • Understanding ASU's legislative priorities and university development
  • Sonora's government, universities welcome ways to enhance access

Crow and Graduate Fall Commencement 2018

Updates from President Crow: December 20, 2018

  • Celebrating the fall Class of 2018, nearly 8,000 strong
  • Working with the Piper Trust to create a more resilient future
  • A NASA invitation to share ASU’s transdisciplinary approach
  • Remembering the life and legacy of U.S. Congressman Ed Pastor

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