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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Day 1: Free speech, national security and what it's like to cover Washington in the age of Trump

Editor's note: The first day of the opening week at the Ambassador Barbara Barrett & Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Washington Center at ASU was a full one. Here are the highlights; find the current day's blog here . Panel: 'Covering Washington in the Age of Trump' 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 12 Washington Post White House reporter Ashley Parker (center) speaks...

Monday, March 12, 2018

Best images from ASU's Barrett & O'Connor Center in DC launch week

Editor's note: ASU Now photographers share their best photos from the opening week at the Ambassador Barbara Barrett & Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Washington Center at Arizona State University, the university's new home in Washington, D.C. Check back daily for new images, and follow event updates at our ongoing blog . Day 5 plus Day 4 Day 3 Day 2...

Thursday, March 08, 2018

ASU’s CSPO again ranked one of the world’s top think tanks for science and tech policy

Arizona State University’s Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes (CSPO), a research unit of the Institute for the Future of Innovation in Society, has once again been named one of the top 10 think tanks for science and technology policy in the latest edition of the University of Pennsylvania’s “Global Go To Think Tank Index.” This is the second consecutive...

Monday, March 05, 2018

Diverse minds to celebrate opening of Barrett & O’Connor Washington Center

Many universities have a presence in Washington, D.C.: a lobbyist, an internship coordinator, or a few folks who hand out swag and try to wrangle money out of federal agencies. But Arizona State University is a presence in Washington, D.C., a place where top researchers share their insights with leaders who create policy and a catalyst for tangible change in...

Monday, January 29, 2018

The relationship between religion and politics is fraught but necessary

Jan. 20 marked one year since Donald Trump became president of the United States. Since then, politicians, pundits and citizens of all stripes have watched as America became a nation more deeply divided than ever before. On Monday evening, Arizona State University's Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict hosted two former White House officials at the Marston Exploration...

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Foreign aid is a delicate dance of quid pro quo

Pakistan, Palestine, Nigeria and many developing countries may soon feel the pinch if the Trump administration and the British government carry out their threats to cut foreign aid. The two countries have stated they are questioning the efficacy of the funding and wonder if the money might be better spent on infrastructure projects. The United States and the U.K. spend...

Thursday, January 25, 2018

ASU endowment shows strong performance in 2017

Each January the National Association of College and University Business Officers compiles data from hundreds of institutions of higher learning across the U.S., public and private. The result is the NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments (NCSE), a definitive report that serves as an annual benchmark of the performance of university investment funds. The NCSE for fiscal year 2017, released today, credits...

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

'The Post' hits close to home for ASU journalism professor

Steven Spielberg’s “The Post” is one of the most highly anticipated films of the year, featuring a star-studded cast, plenty of Oscar buzz and expectations that it will take home some snazzy hardware at the 90th Academy Awards in March. Approximately 300 students, faculty and friends of ASU’s Cronkite School were treated on Wednesday to a sneak preview of the...