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President Michael Crow, Arizona State University becomes EEP Signatory

on Jun 22, 2009 by The EEP Team

NEW YORK, June 22, 2009 The Education Equality Project, a leader in the civil rights movement to eliminate the racial and ethnic achievement gap in public education, today announced that Michael Crow, President of Arizona State University, has joined the Education Equality Project's Signatory group. An iconic leader that has reshaped the Arizona State University into one the leading public metropolitan research universities. Under his direction, ASU has initiated a dramatic research infrastructure expansion to create more than one million square feet of new research space, and has announced naming gifts endowing the W. P. Carey School of Business, the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, and the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing.

Prior to joining ASU, he was executive vice provost of Columbia University, where he also was professor of science and technology policy in the School of International and Public Affairs. As cheif strategist of Columbia's research enterprise, he led technology and innovation transfer operations, establishing Columbia Innovoation Enterprises (now Science and Technology Ventures), the Strategic Initiative Program, and the Columbia Digital Media Initiative, as well as advancing interdiscplinary program development.

As a signatory, President Crow will bring a great perspective and distinct leadership to a coalition that continues to work on a bi-partisan effort to eliminate the achievement gap. EEP is very excited to be working with President Crow.

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