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And they\u0026#039;re learning that from will.i.am, the musician, tech founder and philanthropist who travels between classrooms in Tempe and Los Angeles to teach nearly 80 students from a wide variety of majors and age groups.","teaser":"Dhruv Patel\u2019s buddy knows what he knows, shares his perspectives and even mimics his speech patterns.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/20260218%20will.i.amAgenticSelfTempeClass_1595.jpg?itok=UiAFITRV","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20260331-science-and-technology-asu-students-create-next-gen-ai-personas-new-course-will-i-am","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mary Beth Faller","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4503","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus, California","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/20260218%20will.i.amAgenticSelfTempeClass_1595.jpg?itok=UiAFITRV","image_alt":"Musician will.i.am smiles as he talks with two ASU students","image_caption":"ASU Professor of Practice will.i.am chats with business students Noa Cohen (left) and Shayna Ilyinsky during a break in the \u201cAgentic Self\u201d course at Wilson Hall in Tempe on Feb. 18. 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Despite a new routine, Starfish still reflects on her time at Arizona State University and the lessons she learned from the university\u2019s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps.","teaser":"Retirement has been a welcome change for Natalie Starfish, an \u201888 graduate of chemical engineering from Arizona State University. To celebrate, she is visiting her 50th U.S. state, Montana, by way of Amtrak train.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/Natalie%201.jpeg?itok=_WO7lZgw","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260316-saluting-women-leading-way","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Megan Neely","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-03\/Natalie%201.jpeg?itok=_WO7lZgw","image_alt":"Natalie wearing a hoodie and hat posing next to a dog stature with her corgi.","image_caption":"ASU alum Natalie Starfish and her corgi, Sherlock, at the Fala statue within the Franklin D. 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