Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Christopher Gabrieli, Partner at Empower Schools; James DeVaney, Special Advisor to the President and Founding Executive Director of the Center for Academic Innovation at University of Michigan; Donna Linderman, Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Success at SUNY System Administration; Noe Ortega, Commissioner at Massachusetts Department of Higher Education; and Stephanie Ralston-Khurana, Chief Executive Officer at Axim Collaborative.
The session explored how state agencies and systems are becoming pivotal engines for innovation in higher education. The speakers shared their insights and experiences in orchestrating statewide educational transformation, highlighting how moving from campus-level initiatives to statewide strategies can drive more scalable and impactful change across the sector.