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ASU-Centric Leadership

Leadership is a collective practice at ASU. All leaders at ASU drive institutional innovation and transformation.

Over the years, ASU-centric leadership practices have contributed to ASU’s success. They are unique to the New American University and are informed and shaped by the ASU Charter, Design Aspirations, Goals, the model of a public enterprise, the evolutionary history of ASU, and the ASU Leadership Dimensions, among other institutionalized ideas and practices.


An ASU sign with charter text and logo, surrounded by people walking and green trees.


Arizona State University welcomes a new group of senior faculty and staff leaders into the 10th cohort of the Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI).


Leaders from Arizona State University leaders gather for a photo at a workshop activity


Designed to prepare leaders to drive innovative collaborations in support of the New American University, the program immerses participants in three two-day, of…


The ninth cohort of the Advance Leadership Initiative gather for a group photo

Following six months of immersive development, 18 faculty and staff members from across Arizona State University have completed the Advanced Leadership Initiati…


34 faculty and staff gather outside for ASU Leadership Academy graduation

Projects focused on AI, student success, and institutional innovation took the spotlight as ASU graduated its twelfth Leadership Academy cohort in May 2025. The…


A view of the Barrett, Honors College courtyard

Launched in August 2023, the eleventh cohort of the program represents 20 units and academic colleges. Participants experienced 65 hours of insights, including…


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As the fall academic semester comes to an end, nominated faculty and staff leaders at Arizona State University gear up for a 6-month hands-on leadership develop…