The Student Design Corps (SDC) spearheads a 12-week challenge supported by the UDI, focusing on integrating student perspectives into higher education through innovative design processes. Their interdisciplinary approach aims to revolutionize educational experiences by tackling key design challenges and empowering students as co-creators of their learning journeys.

UDI is one of four ASU units serving as key implementation partners to the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program e-Learning Initiative. The initiative was launched in September 2020 to address the disruption to learning at higher education institutions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thille discusses transforming how learning research and instructional practice serve adult learners and society, citing examples from academia and beyond. She highlights economist William Baumol's 1967 call for a teaching revolution and argues current conditions support a breakthrough in human learning. Thille outlines these conditions, discusses reshaping education and culture for all learners, and presents her vision for higher education's role in the future.

The Redesign Accelerator empowers teams from Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education to develop and implement transformative strategies, fostering student success through innovative approaches and rigorous collaboration

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.

Presented with the goal of building a comprehensive system for higher education institutions to foster pathways for youth employment, UDI supported the establishment and activation of a unique alliance of 7 universities and 7 Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) centers in Ethiopia.