Michael Crow
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| Michael Maurice Crow | |
 President Michael Crow standing on the steps of ASU's Old Main. |
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| 16th President of ASU | |
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| Term | July 1, 2002 – |
| Predecessor | Lattie Coor |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Born | Sometime Ago |
| Alma mater | Iowa State University Syracuse University |
| Residence | Metro Phoenix Area |
| Profession | Professor of Public Policy |
| Salary | +$600,000 (AY'06-'07) |
| Spouse | Sybil Francis, M.D. |
| Website: http://www.michaelcrow.net | |
Michael M. Crow - educator, science and technology policy scholar, and knowledge enterprise architect - is the 16th and current (as of 2007) president of Arizona State University, having succeeded Lattie Coor as of July 1, 2002. Crow is guiding the transformation of ASU into one of the nation's leading public metropolitan research universities, one which he believes will be directly engaged in the economic, social, and cultural vitality of the region. Under his direction, the university pursues teaching, research, and creative excellence focused on the major challenges of our time, as well as those central to the building of a sustainable environment and economy for Arizona. He has also committed the university to global engagement and to setting a new standard in public service.
Since he took office, ASU has marked a number of important milestones, including the establishment of major interdisciplinary research initiatives such as the Biodesign Institute, the Global Institute for Sustainability; and MacroTechnology Works, a program integrating science and technology for large-scale applications, including the Flexible Display Center, a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Army and private industry. 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.
Michael Crow holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Environmental Studies from Iowa State University (1977) and a doctorate degree in Public Administration (Science and Technology Policy) from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University (1985). Prior to moving to Columbia in 1991, he was Institute Professor of Technology Management and Director of the Institute for Physical Research and Technology at Iowa State University. At Columbia University he served as Vice Provost, Vice Provost for Research, and Associate Vice Provost for Science and Engineering before becoming Executive Vice Provost in 1998. He was also professor of science and technology policy in the School of International and Public Affairs. As chief strategist of Columbia's research enterprise, he led technology and innovation transfer operations, establishing Columbia Innovation Enterprises (now Science and Technology Ventures), the Strategic Initiative Program, and the Columbia Digital Media Initiative, as well as advancing interdisciplinary program development.
He played the lead role in the creation of The Earth Institute, and helped found the Center for Science, Policy, and Outcomes (CSPO) in Washington, D.C., a think tank dedicated to linking science and technology to desired social, economic, and environmental outcomes. In 2003 CSPO was reestablished at ASU as the Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes.
Dr. Crow has been a senior adviser to the U.S. Department of State, the Department of Commerce, as well as foreign government officials on matters of science and technology policy. A fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, he is the author of books and articles relating to the analysis of research organizations, technology transfer, science and technology policy, and the theory and practice of public policy.
[edit] Criticism
Dr. Crow is well known in the Phoenix area to be a controversial leader. He has had several confrontations with local media and less well publicized confrontations with government officials. Perhaps most notable have been disagreements with the ASU daily student Newspaper, the State Press. In November 2004 a situation arose regarding the University newspaper, its standards of quality, and freedom of speech. The Phoenix New Times picked up on the story and published an expose entitled "Quid pro Crow" which detailed the situation, as well as bringing up other issues involving Michael Crow's management of the university. In 2005, a Texas public relations blog listed Dr. Crow’s response to a situation involving Playboy magazine’s party school ranking as "one of the worst spins of 2005." Most recently, in 2007, the Phoenix New Times wrote a story entitled "A Cancer at ASU" which was highly critical of Michael Crow's handling of tenured professors at the University. Perhaps a result of the tension between the media and the Crow administration, the State Press seems to present Michael Crow unfairly by reporting such issues as fee and tuition increases as being personally perpetrated by the president.
