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ASU President Michael Crow
Michael M. Crow became president of
Arizona State University on July 1, 2002, guiding the transformation of ASU
primarily into a research university primarily committed to global engagement.
Since Crow took office, ASU has established research initiatives: 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.
Under Crow's direction ASU has
initiated a research infrastructure expansion to create more than one million
square feet of research space.
All of the above
in lieu of educating Arizona
students who are forced to pay extravagant research costs by paying ever
increasing tuitions to support Crow's ambition.
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Hispanic News Calls for Resignation
of ASU President Michael Crow
PHOENIX (By
Jon
Garrido, The Jon Garrido News
Network)
April 13, 2009
—
The Arizona mandate is for Arizona
universities to educate Arizona's
students.
Hispanic News is drafting a series of
articles on the neglect of Arizona's
students by having ASU primarily focus
on research instead of teaching.
The victims of this direction are
students crushed by ever increasing
tuitions that have an adverse negative
impact on Hispanic students and is
inversely proportional: as tuitions
increase, Hispanic enrollment decreases.
Secondarily, but still as important as
students, is the State of Arizona. The
future of Arizona will become more and
more Hispanic as our population
increases. Arizona requires Hispanics be
educated to succeed and contribute to
the well being of Arizona and ASU is
primarily where Phoenix area Hispanics
can attain four year degrees.
A
ccording
to the U.S.
Census Bureau,
Hispanics, in
2010, will
exceed 50% of
the entire
population of
the City of
Phoenix.
Hispanic News has a vested interest in
the Hispanic population increase and now
Hispanic News begins to question the
validity of research that has an
extravagant cost in lieu of teaching. It
is this cost of subsidizing research
that is levied on the backs of students.
Research is a double edge sword because
the norm of obtaining the necessary
classes to graduate in four years is no
longer attainable.
Instead of faculty being in the
classroom, faculty is engaged in
research and this research includes
being involved in non educational
pursuits in the Phoenix area.
This has pushed a four year degree to
seven years. All at increased tuitions
that have in essence doubled the cost of
obtaining a four year degree.
All of the above needs to be addressed
and therefore Hispanic News asks all who
have a concern on the direction ASU is
taking and the ever increasing cost of
tuitions plus other fees, are invited to
send Hispanic News your thoughts and
other information to enable Hispanic
News to become an informed advocate for
Arizona's students and the State of
Arizona.
Jon@JonGarrido.com
Hispanic News in addition to publishing
recommendations will use the information
you provide to address the Arizona Board
of Regents and ask for the resignation
of ASU President Michael Crow.
