It’s just a little over one month into the fall semester at Arizona State University, but many first-year students who participated in ASU’s SPIRIT program
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2015
September
September 15, 2015
Throughout history, food and culture have met in art. We have an incredible connection to food through our senses — we love the taste, texture, colors, smells and even the sounds food creates.
September 14, 2015
Three weeks ago Amanda Tachine received a phone call from a blocked number.
September 4, 2015
The Mexican government calls them “etnias,” or ethnicities. In her research, Saskias Casanova refers to them as “indigenous immigrants.”
August
August 18, 2015
When Diane Gubran decided to take a break from college in 1984, she told herself it would be temporary.
July
July 28, 2015
History books were not kind during much of the 20th Century to the 18th U.S. president, Ulysses S. Grant, whose administration took place during the difficult years of Reconstruction.
July 23, 2015
Most U.S. college students take at least one composition course as part of their degree’s general education requirements.
July 9, 2015
Tim Wise has a reputation for connecting with audiences, especially youth.
June
June 25, 2015
Claire Lauer wants her students to become confident creators of multimedia communications for work and everyday life.
June 8, 2015
The Gettsyburg Address was just 272 words and about two minutes long.
May
May 22, 2015
ASU graduate Marisa Borjon's determination to not let health challenges derail her education was the focus of a recent profile in the Eastern Arizona Courier.
May 22, 2015
Students at Arizona Western College’s Yuma campus will be able to complete a bachelor’s degree thanks to a new partnership with Arizona State University.
May 21, 2015
The Arizona Republic reported on a new tool from Arizona State University that uses an online quiz to help students choose a career path.
May 1, 2015
“The issue of race is so much at the core of our society, but people don’t seem to want to talk about it,” observed journalist and author Anderson Cooper, featured speaker at the second annual Deli
April
April 22, 2015
What role can the media play in encouraging a more participatory democracy?
April 15, 2015
Sarah Swinford, a pre-med student in the College of Letters and Sciences, said she’d never given much thought to the business side of health care – until a career-shadowing program at Arizona State
April 8, 2015
Dorothy Rhodes says she took for granted the stories, songs, dances, customs and ceremonies she learned from her elders growing up on several reservations.
April 8, 2015
Quality writing, stunning art, beautiful design, strong branding – these descriptors are consistently associated with Arizona State University’s Superst
March
March 25, 2015
Arizona State University instructor Lori Eshleman has always been drawn to those spaces in time where cultural and religious traditions have encountered each other, from the European Middle Ages to
March 23, 2015
Arizona State University professor Eva Brumberger has developed a new text to offer theoretically motivated, research-supported, classroom-tested insights to faculty in a range of fields who want t
March 16, 2015
Qualifying Arizona State University students will have access to a number of seats in the professional schools and programs offered by Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona, thanks to a new
March 12, 2015
In his co-edited anthology “The Civil War: Told By Those Who Lived It,” Arizona State University historian Brooks Simpson explores the bloody conflict in detail.
March 2, 2015
Helping living things thrive is not just a career for Arizona State University professor Heather Bateman – it’s a way of life.
March 2, 2015
Go to class, hit the gym – and check the lizard traps; it's a typical day for ASU students involved in the lab of field ecologist professor Heather Bateman.
February
February 25, 2015
“Who knows what a pineapple plant and a saguaro cactus have in common?”
February 25, 2015
February 9, 2015
Desert landscaping, as a choice for beautifying residential properties in cities, is going to be around for a short period of time, predicts Chris A.
January
January 22, 2015
One of Arizona’s young visionaries is coming to ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus to headline a popular lecture series and discuss the power of connecting creativity and culture around the world.
January 16, 2015
Arizona State University’s largest and most successful open-house event of the year, Night of the Open Door, kicks off four events with even more to explore,
2014
December
December 17, 2014
More than 400 community members joined Arizona State University’s Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at Talking Stick Resort on Dec.
December 9, 2014
Looking to improve your academic performance? Begin by looking inward.
December 8, 2014
Research for books in the humanities is hard, complicated and lengthy.
December 1, 2014
Bianca Bernstein, who has devoted her career to advancing young women in science and technical fields, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
November
November 20, 2014
The misconception that technology includes anything with a microchip is prevalent today, but technology goes beyond just mere circuits and wires.
November 18, 2014
A summer education program will offer a glimpse into a post-Apartheid South Africa and explore one of the most beautiful regions of the world, while offering students an opportunity to be a good gl
November 13, 2014
“There is growing evidence that having a strong mentor directly contributes to women’s persistence in doctoral programs – and this is especially so in many STEM fields where women are still far out
November 10, 2014
Arizona State University researchers with inventions licensed to existing companies or to form new startups will be entitled to a larger share of the proceeds under a new university policy develope
November 10, 2014
November may be National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), but for ASU students and Tempe residents who’d rather try their hand at shorter works, this is also the month to start preparing for a new
October
October 31, 2014
Reading literature increases a person’s ability to fully empathize with other individuals because it allows them to walk in another person’s shoes for at least as long as it takes to get lost in a
October 31, 2014
As part of the 2014 ASU Homecoming FestDevil activities on the Downtown Phoenix campus, Oct.
October 21, 2014
Aaron McGruder created the groundbreaking comic strip "The Boondocks" in 1997 as a college student at the University of Maryland.
October 13, 2014
Like many road warriors, Arizona State University's Stephanie Salazar has perfected the art of traveling light. IPhone? Check. Black handbag? Check. Full tank of gas? Check.
October 9, 2014
While there is no substitute for good old-fashioned storytelling, a national expert says an interdisciplinary technological approach can bring to life a research paper, report or presentation.
October 9, 2014
Maria Tallchief was considered America’s first major prima ballerina, and was the first Native American to hold the rank.
September
September 15, 2014
Arizona State University professor Sergei Suslov and Regents’ Professor Carlos Castillo-Chavez have been awarded the Leonhard Euler Prize 2014.
September 9, 2014
How can we as a nation find humanity in a tragedy such as 9/11? Considered one of the most horrific events of the 21st century, how can we heal from the events that took place on Sept. 11, 2001?
September 2, 2014
They are commonplace, brief and yet they can be extremely powerful and harmful.
August
August 24, 2014
Creativity is linked to better job satisfaction, more positive emotions and greater overall well-being and happiness.
August 19, 2014
As racial tensions explode in Ferguson, Missouri, 12 News examines race relations in Arizona.
August 13, 2014
Bianca Bernstein, professor of counseling and counseling psychology in ASU's School of Letters and Sciences, has been named the 2014 Woman of the Year by the American Psychological Association.
August 6, 2014
Dan Fellner, a faculty associate in the Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication unit in the School of Letters and Sciences at ASU's Polytechnic campus, has received a five-month Fulbright Sc
August 5, 2014
Charlie Arntzen has worked tirelessly on new platforms to deliver drugs.
August 1, 2014
“Hacking” is a word often associated with criminals who use their computers to try to gain access to a secret government website. But, that’s not the entirety of hacking.
July
July 21, 2014
Screenwriters call it “the inciting incident” – that sudden external event that knocks the protagonist’s life completely off-kilter, requiring a quest to find new meaning and stability.
July 14, 2014
Youth who participated in the inaugural AZ Barrio Writers workshop on ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus in June enjoyed activities such as freewriting, journaling and sharing their work in a public rea
July 8, 2014
ASU student Brittany Avent, an interdisciplinary studies major in the School of Letters and Sciences who is pursuing concentrations in dance and theater, has been selected from more than 40 entrant
June
June 9, 2014
Arizona State University President Michael Crow led an ASU delegation on a mission to Mexico City, May 19-21, to continue developing strategic relations with Mexican higher education institutions,
June 9, 2014
“I love writing with young people,” says Tracey Flores, the ASU doctoral student in English education who is responsible for bringing Barrio Writers – a free summer writing camp for urban youth – t
June 4, 2014
With a vibe as fresh and eclectic as ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus, the eighth annual issue of the journal “Write On, Downtown” celebrates the city, student li
May
May 16, 2014
Peter Lafford stepped in for his wife at the last minute to read names at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Convocation 15 years ago and has been reading names at ASU graduation ceremonies e
May 14, 2014
Former Sun Devil quarterback Brock Osweiler, now a quarterback with the Denver Broncos, was featured in a Denver Post story about his May 2014 graduation from Arizona State University.
May 12, 2014
Among the more than 10,000 ASU graduates who will be awarded bachelor’s degrees this week, there are 19 who have made that journey via a historic path.
May 9, 2014
Raquel Aviles once considered herself a long shot when it came to furthering her higher education, but the 40-year-old mother of three has beaten the odds and next week she’ll experience the big pa
May 2, 2014
The School of Letters and Sciences has been preparing graduates for the complexities of a changing world with degree options that not only have an applied emphasi
April
April 30, 2014
The ASU Center for the Study of Race and Democracy’s goal for its Delivering Democracy Lecture is lofty: to establish the series as the premier Central Phoenix ev
April 30, 2014
Students from ASU’s School of Letters and Sciences' (SLS) Exploratory Residential College took a one-day, turn-around trip to Sout
April 21, 2014
In advance of ASU’s inaugural Delivering Democracy Lecture on April 22, which will feature actor and humanitarian Forest Whitaker at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in downtown Phoenix, the Arizona Rep
April 18, 2014
The word “democracy” is one of the most recognized, venerated and misunderstood terms in the English language.
April 14, 2014
The Black and Latino Coalition Project, a dynamic community summit coordinated by ASU’s Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, School of Letters and Sciences
April 14, 2014
Michael Rubinoff, historian and lecturer in ASU’s School of Letters and Sciences, reflected on the late Senator Barry Goldwater’s contributions to Arizona and natio
April 11, 2014
Shaving down college student loan debt while still in school could soon be an option for ASU and other U.S. university students, thanks to the efforts of a team of ASU innovators.
April 8, 2014
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students selected as Dean’s medalists will graduate in May with diplomas in their hands and opportunities ahead.
February
February 11, 2014
Singer and scholar Joanne Shenandoah was raised in an environment where women always had power.
January
January 6, 2014
Editor's Note: This story is part of an ongoing series about student excellence at the university.
2013
December
December 16, 2013
The 17 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students selected as Dean’s medalists will walk across the commencement stage Dec.
October
October 23, 2013
The greater ASU community is invited to attend a pre-screening of the documentary feature film "Young Lakota," which examines the lives of three you
August
August 29, 2013
Carnell Chosa, a doctoral student in justice and social inquiry in Arizona State University's School of Social Transformation and a member of Jemez Pueblo, has been named one of 10 New Mexico "Lumi
August 28, 2013
Five American Indian scholars in the fields of law, social transformation, American Indian studies, and social and family dynamics have joined the faculty of Arizona State University.
August 7, 2013
Simon Ortiz, a Regents’ Professor of English and American Indian Studies at Arizona State University, has been selected to receive the 2013 Golden Tibetan Antelope International Prize.
July
July 1, 2013
Working in tandem with educators statewide, the Arizona Department of Education has released noteworthy research data shedding light on the diverse experiences of Native American students in Arizon
2012
December
December 19, 2012
An NSF-funded collaboration between Arizona State University's Center for Indian Education and the Fort Mojave Tribe – to document, transcribe and archive Mojave bird songs – is featured
October
October 29, 2012
ASU’s Center for Indian Education has been awarded a $1.2 million grant for an innovative teacher preparation project that will enroll 16 Native American participants in an ASU bachelor’s degree pr
October 24, 2012
ASU professor Eduardo Pagán hosts behind-the-scenes look at PBS ‘History Detectives’
September
September 28, 2012
The border regions of the United States have become an increasingly central part of economic, political and ethical debate.
September 5, 2012
ASU’s School of Social Transformation announced today it is launching a Pueblo Indian doctoral training project as part of its graduate programs in Justice and Social Inquiry.
March
March 26, 2012
Languages have a history of being lost in the United States.
March 21, 2012
Bryan Brayboy, co-director of ASU's Center for Indian Education and associate professor of culture, society and education in the School of Social Transformation, commented on some of the challenges
March 12, 2012
While in Seattle on March 9 to present a lecture at the University of Washington on "The Role of Sovereignty and Self-Determination in the Education of Native Populations,” ASU professor Bryan Bray
March 8, 2012
The policies of No Child Left Behind, with its emphasis on standardized testing and the use of a one-size-fits-all approach to education, has not served American Indian and Alaska Native children w
January
January 3, 2012
Indian Country Today Media Network has spotlighted ASU's Davina Spotted Elk and Diane Humetewa in a photo gallery of individuals deserving recognition for their contributions to Native American edu
2011
December
December 21, 2011
Arizona State University is ranked 23rd in the world when it comes to social sciences, according to the Center for World-Class Universities, a ranking compiled by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
February
February 11, 2011
Davina Spotted Elk, a Navajo, is looking for a few good teachers – teachers-to-be, to be exact – who would like to complete elementary education degrees from Arizona State University without having
January
January 7, 2011
In Arizona there are more than 80,000 American Indian/Alaska Native children of school age – but only about 1,000 Native public school teachers.
2010
December
December 1, 2010
The Center for Indian Education’s language revitalization efforts with Arizona’s Native communities were the focus of a State Press story on