Those who work with young people in the child welfare system occasionally will look up from that work and glance at the calendar, which reminds them that one day, every one of these children must leave their care in one way or another.
Some are adopted, but many will “age out” of the foster system and be on their own at age 18, or older based on other factors such as enrollment in school.
American Indian Policy Institute (AIPI) Executive Director Traci Morris (Chickasaw Nation) is one of 25 Top Women in Higher Education in 2021, an annual honor bestowed by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine.
Arizona State University’s commitment to the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves is embedded in its charter.
As part of that commitment, ASU President Michael Crow has named Jonathan Koppell to the newly created position of vice provost for public service and social impact. Koppell will remain dean of the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions.
Chandra Crudup wants to use her new position as an associate dean to help the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions put what she calls “real feet” to ASU’s Charter to uphold inclusion over exclusion.
Two Arizona State University research centers — the Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center and the Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy – are integrating to strengthen their research capacities and their community partnerships, School of Social Work Director James Herbert Williams announced.
Researchers at Arizona State University's Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, along with colleagues at Arizona’s two other state universities and Mayo Clinic, are working to reduce misinformation and mistrust about the COVID-19 pandemic among people disproportionately affected by it.
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.
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 child well-being, particularly among refugee communities.
The School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (SCCJ) online graduate degree program at Arizona State University continues for a seventh year as one of the nation’s top 10 such courses of study, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings announced Jan. 26. The online Master of Arts degree program earned a No. 7 ranking for 2021.
ASU ShapingEDU brings together a community of changemakers who not only envision a more positive future, but undertake concrete actions to create those futures together. With this driving motivation, ShapingEDU’s most recent digital immersive event, Winter Games, set forth to make a global impact for the future of learning and living, while also serving the local Arizona community.