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Updates from the President
Updates from President Crow provide highlights of his recent activities, major announcements and special events, as well as his recommendations of timely multimedia resources worth a closer look. Updates are posted online two weeks after they are sent to registered subscribers. To register, please submit your information at the bottom of this page.
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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](https://president.asu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/block_image_16_9_lge/public/innovation_week_121120.png?itok=wL2XG_vh)
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](https://president.asu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/block_image_16_9_lge/public/tohono_oodham_investment_101920_0.png?itok=wAYda-ji)
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](https://president.asu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/block_image_16_9_lge/public/asu_students_covid_2020.png?itok=UtIQxZ15)
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
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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
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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](https://president.asu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/block_image_16_9_lge/public/no1_innovation_2020.jpg?itok=oyn8UZNA)
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](https://president.asu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/block_image_16_9_lge/public/schmidt_futures_fafsa_grant_july2019.jpg?itok=cng-gILu)
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
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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
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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](https://president.asu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/block_image_16_9_lge/public/mmc_graduate_fall_commencement_2018.jpg?itok=14regzBe)
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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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
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