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USAID/Philippines Mission Director Ryan Washburn (center, in suit and tie) and CHED Chairman J. Prospero De Vera III (center in white button-down shirt) launch the USAID UPSKILL Higher Education Innovation Leaders Fellowship Program. The launch featured the first batch of fellows, composed of 16 senior academic leaders and higher education officials from across the Philippines who will participate in an eight-month learning program, including sessions at Arizona State University, so they can drive innovatio


UDI launched a fellowship program aimed at transforming higher education in the Philippines amidst challenges of access and degree attainment, as part of a larg…


A student and professor engaging in dialogue in a biology lab.


Inspired by Dr. Susan Blumenthal, Arizona State University’s Public Health Technology Innovation Initiative aims to revolutionize public health infrastructure t…


Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, President Emeritus, UMBC posing for a photo in front of campus.


Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, President Emeritus, UMBC joined the University Design Institute and Arizona State University in Fall 2023 for our annual Frank Rh…


Opening session of ASU Generative AI Community of Practice


ASU’s Academic Enterprise, Enterprise Technology, and Learning Enterprise collaborated with UDI to host a groundbreaking conversation on generative artificial i…


woman using virtual reality headset with desert landscape in background


In Summer 2023, UDI launched its first Student Design Corps (SDC) to amplify student voices in university teaching and learning. Over 12 weeks, a diverse team o…


Aerial view of historic downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with blooming trees.

The University Design Institute worked with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education as part of a year-long Design Accelerator to address challenges th…