President Crow discusses how higher education design needs to evolve in order to develop solutions to complex societal problems. He explores this challenge in the context of how city design and how universities can play a critical role in advancing technology, innovation and the types of urban environments needed to provide the resilient, healthy and prosperous future we want.
President Crow and FYI.AI Founder and CEO will.i.am announce a new partnership to establish FYI.AI.EDU during the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, California. FYI.AI.EDU will be a robust, personalized and accessible interactive technology designed to improve learning outcomes.
President Crow's urged people to continue pushing discovery and innovation forward despite the changing federal landscape, especially in service to the bottom third of Americans who still do not have broad access to education and technology.
ASU President highlights higher education amid funding threats
President Crow and Marcia McNutt, president of the National Academy of Sciences, answer questions about federal changes to the science and technology landscape, future opportunities, supporting researchers, and the future of science and STEM careers in America.
President Crow received the Edison Achievement Award for his career contributions to the world of innovation, and NeoBio, ASU's groundbreaking VR biology curriculum, earned gold in the category of educational technology, on April 3, 2025.
ASU President Crow, 'NeoBio' honored at international celebration of innovation
President Crow summarizes the origin of his dedication to innovation in higher education and how ASU reflects that work during the 2025 Edison Awards Gala on April 3 in Fort Myers, Florida. President Crow received the award, alongside Jensen Huang, founder, president and CEO of NVIDIA, for his career contributions to the world of innovation.
A report issued by the Council on Higher Education as a Strategic Asset, or HESA, of which President Crow served as co-chair, outlines critical talent shortages in sectors essential to national strength — health care, cybersecurity and AI, education and engineering — and calls for scalable, coordinated solutions to close these gaps.