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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

Update 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
Enterprise Design Retreat Poster

Updates from President Crow: June 12, 2019

  • Record-breaking Class of 2019 includes first PSA cohort
  • 21st-century higher education requires perpetual innovation
  • How can space, technology and design change the future of conflict?
  • Mayo Clinic-ASU Alliance for Health Care grows in strength, diversity
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
Uber ASU Partnership

Updates from President Crow: November 30, 2018

  • Uber and ASU partnership drives new pathway to learning
  • Celebrating our growth and change in downtown Phoenix
  • ASU expands its commitment to sustainability and conservation
  • Fresh look, more resources anchor new Office of the President website
McCain ASU Cybersecurity Conference 2017

Updates from President Crow: September 11, 2018

  • Continuing Senator John McCain's legacy of leadership
  • New SVP will design approaches for reaching underserved students
  • An innovation challenge from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
  • ASU Class of 2022: Already setting records in size and talent
  • Urging national legislative leaders to push for new models
Michael Crow, John B. King, Gabriella Gomez, Carlos Gimenez

Updates from President Crow: July 16, 2018

  • The real existential threat: Not enough college graduates
  • Exploring priorities, new opportunities for collaboration with Japan
  • Breaking ground in national scholarships, global prestige, patents
  • New grants bring new opportunities for impact

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