Michael M. Crow

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academic administrator educational reformer human university president

Michael M. Crow is an American academic leader and innovation-focused university administrator best known for transforming Arizona State University into a large, research-intensive public institution.

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Label	Occurrences
Michael M. Crow canonical	3
Michael Crow	2

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1607510 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Michael M. Crow
Context triple: [Arizona State University, president, Michael M. Crow]

A. Chancelor Johnathan Bennett
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B. Henry Samueli
Henry Samueli is an American engineer, technology entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of Broadcom Corporation and a prominent NHL team owner.
C. William J. Usery Jr.
William J. Usery Jr. was a prominent American labor leader and U.S. Secretary of Labor known for his influential role in labor mediation and collective bargaining during the 1970s.
D. Clark Kerr
Clark Kerr was an influential American academic and administrator who served as president of the University of California system during the turbulent 1960s, becoming a central figure in debates over student activism and free speech.
E. Charles M. Vest
Charles M. Vest was an American engineer and educator who served as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was widely recognized for his leadership in science and engineering policy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Michael M. Crow
Target entity description: Michael M. Crow is an American academic leader and innovation-focused university administrator best known for transforming Arizona State University into a large, research-intensive public institution.

A. Chancelor Johnathan Bennett
Chancelor Johnathan Bennett is an American rapper, singer, and activist best known by his stage name Chance the Rapper, recognized for his independent releases and influential role in Chicago's music and community scenes.
B. Henry Samueli
Henry Samueli is an American engineer, technology entrepreneur, and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of Broadcom Corporation and a prominent NHL team owner.
C. William J. Usery Jr.
William J. Usery Jr. was a prominent American labor leader and U.S. Secretary of Labor known for his influential role in labor mediation and collective bargaining during the 1970s.
D. Clark Kerr
Clark Kerr was an influential American academic and administrator who served as president of the University of California system during the turbulent 1960s, becoming a central figure in debates over student activism and free speech.
E. Charles M. Vest
Charles M. Vest was an American engineer and educator who served as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was widely recognized for his leadership in science and engineering policy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic administrator ⓘ educational reformer ⓘ human ⓘ university president ⓘ
academicDegree	Bachelor’s degree in political science ⓘ PhD in public administration ⓘ
affiliatedWith	Arizona State University ⓘ
awardReceived	recognitions for leadership in higher education ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt	Iowa State University ⓘ linked to: Iowa State College Syracuse University ⓘ
employer	Arizona State University ⓘ
fieldOfWork	higher education administration ⓘ innovation policy ⓘ science and technology policy ⓘ university governance ⓘ
givenName	Michael ⓘ
hasPublished	articles on science and technology policy ⓘ books on higher education innovation ⓘ
hasRole	innovation-focused university administrator ⓘ strategic planner for institutional transformation ⓘ
influenced	models of public research universities in the United States ⓘ
knownFor	expanding research activity at Arizona State University ⓘ linking university research to societal impact ⓘ promoting access and inclusion in public higher education ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ Council on Foreign Relations ⓘ
name	Michael M. Crow ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
notableFor	development of the New American University model ⓘ transformation of Arizona State University ⓘ
notableIdea	New American University ⓘ
occupation	academic ⓘ author ⓘ professor ⓘ university president ⓘ
positionHeld	president of Arizona State University ⓘ
residence	Arizona ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
workLocation	Tempe, Arizona ⓘ linked to: Tempe, Arizona, USA

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arizona State University → president → Michael M. Crow ⓘ

American Council on Education Distinguished Service Award → hasRecipient → Michael Crow ⓘ

linked to: Michael M. Crow

Michael M. Crow → name → Michael M. Crow ⓘ

New American University → championedBy → Michael M. Crow ⓘ

Carnegie Corporation Academic Leadership Award → hasRecipient → Michael Crow ⓘ