Arizona State University, ranked the No. 1 “Most Innovative School” in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for 10 years in succession, has forged the model for a New American University by operating on the principles that learning is a personal and original journey for each student; that they thrive on experience and that the process of discovery cannot be bound by traditional academic disciplines. Through innovation and a commitment to accessibility, ASU has drawn pioneering researchers to its faculty even as it expands opportunities for qualified students.

A view of the Barrett, Honors College courtyard

Shaping the Future: Inclusive Visioning at Barrett, The Honors College

Under Dean Tara Williams' leadership, Barrett, The Honors College at ASU undertook a comprehensive, community-driven initiative to redefine its mission and values. Through 17 listening sessions and collaborative retreats, diverse voices contributed to a transformative vision that is energizing and uniting the college.



A portrait of Daniel Markovits

Frank Rhodes Lecture Series | The Human Resource Curse

In this lecture, Daniel Markovits explored how over the course of the past half-century, the United States invented a new, unprecedented, and extreme form of economic hierarchy, which might have been called meritocratic inequality - not because it was justified, but because it was tied to winning at competitions in school and at work.