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Piper Trust backs ASU initiatives with $7.1 million in surprise grants

The ASU Foundation was among 71 Arizona nonprofit organizations to receive surprise grants from the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust.

New scholarship to assist graduate students' work at ASU Center for Correctional Solutions

Jeff McClelland was a dedicated and accomplished executive at the time of his death in 2006. A new scholarship his family has established in his name honors his great respect for higher education and demonstrates their commitment to the criminal justice profession.

First in social work, then in public administration, ASU grad was struck by desire to serve those who struggle

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2021 graduates.

Outstanding Graduate finds community at ASU after caring for ill parents for six years

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2021 graduates.

ASU Lodestar Center welcomes first-ever senior fellow for philanthropy

Jacky Alling, the chief philanthropy officer for the Arizona Community Foundation, will depart the foundation after 17 years to join the ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation this month as its first-ever senior fellow for philanthropy.

Watts College contributions on Sun Devil Giving Day more than double since '19; dozens join in 5K 'Run-Walk-Roll-Serve' event

The COVID-19 pandemic’s limitations on public gatherings didn’t restrict donor enthusiasm this spring for ASU’s Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions.

Garden of Dreams still has longtime professor inspired by what SCRD students, community accomplished there nearly a decade ago

For ASU faculty, milestone employment anniversaries – those numbers of years ending in “0” or “5” – provide special opportunities to reflect on time teaching, researching, learning and contributing toward helping students find their place to work on making a better world.

Donations to Watts College during Campaign ASU 2020 total about $70 million, surpassing goal of $60 million

Donors gave about $70 million over the past 10 years to expand Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions’ programs, support its students, increase its research impact and drive its community service.

Watts College Dean Koppell and family endow scholarship fund in the names of his grandmothers

An endowment from the family of Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions Dean Jonathan Koppell honors the memory of his grandmothers and will help support students from the college seeking careers that address chi

Grant funds coronavirus testing for those working closely with individuals experiencing homelessness

Arizona State University is conducting coronavirus testing for a vulnerable population — those who work with people experiencing homelessness — with help from a $45,000 grant from the BHHS Legacy Foundation.