Statements

According to the Department of Homeland Security, an anonymous complaint had been filed with the Secret Service that an ASU employee had made a threat against the President of the United States.   

As part of an effort to understand the facts associated with that complaint, an ASU police officer participated in a meeting with a DHS investigator and the ASU employee at an off-campus location he suggested.  

The Charlie Kirk vigil on Monday, organized with the Turning Point USA student chapter, continues to proceed in Desert Financial Arena at no cost to students or any student organization.

Vigil for Charlie Kirk
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Desert Financial Arena

Doors open at 4:30 p.m.
Clear bag policy in effect
Security will be on site

While the federal government determines how to proceed, we will continue to advance serving every learner ready to learn from any family.

Broadcasting a one-person debate, which was what Arizona’s Clean Elections Commission planned to do, would have violated our FCC license.  So, Arizona PBS chose to use its news program to provide an opportunity for Arizona voters to hear from both candidates. Only one accepted the offer.

Arizona State University’s 17,000+ international students fuel innovation, bring global perspectives and boost Arizona’s economy by nearly $700 million annually. Their tuition keeps education affordable for local students while supporting thousands of jobs and strengthening industries across the state and nation. They’re critical to ASU’s success and America’s future.

Encouraging ASU students to make indiscriminate complaints to law enforcement about fellow students is not in keeping with the principles which underlie our academic community. We are here to teach and learn — not to engage in self-aggrandizing conduct meant solely to generate as much media attention and controversy as possible.

The contact information of enrolled students (including their cell phone numbers) is a matter of public record.  This is not ASU policy but a matter of applicable law. 

Arizona State University will add a tuition surcharge for on-campus students in spring 2025 and the Arizona Teachers Academy faces an uncertain future, the result of recent budget cuts passed by the state Legislature and signed by the governor.

More than 2,600 Arizona resident students also could be impacted by the expected decrease in ASU’s allocation for the Arizona Promise Scholarship Program, and the university will stop operations and close its Lake Havasu center in the summer of 2025.

ASU Police Chief Michael Thompson has been placed on paid administrative leave, per university policy, pending a review of complaints filed related to his actions on April 26-27, 2024. Assistant Chief John Thompson has been named Acting Chief. 

The ASU Office of General Counsel is directing a review of actions surrounding the establishment and removal of an encampment on the Alumni Lawn. Upon completion of the review, ASU will provide an update on its findings. 

Jonathan Yudelman is on leave from Arizona State University pending the outcome of an investigation into a video that began circulating this week, depicting an interaction that took place on the morning of Sunday, May 5.  He was placed on leave on Monday, May 6. As a result, he is not permitted to come to campus, teach classes, or interact with students or employees.