In search of higher education's 'Best Picture'

The American Council of Trustees and Alumni highlight some shining stars in the U.S. higher education system in the style of the Academy Awards, which recently aired.

ASU President Michael Crow was named "Best Director" by Daniel Burnett, press secretary of the council, who was a guest writer on a higher education blog for the Washington Post.

"Michael Crow," Burnett writes, "exemplifies the modern innovator."

He continues: "With Crow at the helm, ASU cut waste and consolidated redundant courses, all while increasing the number of low-income freshmen by nearly tenfold. And on Friday, he announced a proposal to freeze tuition costs next year instead of increasing them.

"Crow and his able provost, Elizabeth Capaldi, have overseen an academic reorganization that improves teaching and saves $12 million per year."