Arizona’s 5th Congressional District Rep. Matt Salmon is already set for his next career when his current term expires in January. He’s going to become ASU’s vice president for government affairs. In a statement, school President Michael Crow said, “our relationships with lawmakers and education policy-makers will be greatly strengthened with Matt on our team.”
Scott Jaschik, editor of Inside Higher Ed, said universities rely on the federal government for everything from research support to policy that shapes student aid.
“The financing of a big complicated research university of which Arizona State is one, (is) very much caught up in what’s going on in Washington,” Jaschik said.
