Read on for an interview with Timothy Richards, Professor & Marvin and June Morrison Chair of Agribusiness in the Morrison School of Agribusiness.

Over their thirty-year difference between holding office in Rural Development, Under Secretary Basil Gooden and former Under Secretary Bob Nash have become an inspiration for advocacy in the food and agriculture sector.

Read on for an interview with Junyu Lu, Assistant Professor at Hainan University/ASU Joint International Tourism College (HAITC).

"On the first evening of our Food Policy Immersion in Washington, DC, our graduate student cohort piles into the backyard of Jerry Hagstrom’s house in Woodley Park for an informal talk with the prize-winning agricultural journalist."

Read on for an interview with Jianguo (Jingle) Wu, Dean’s Distinguished Professor in the School of Life Sciences and the School of Sustainability.

Read on for an interview with Michael Barton, Director of Education and Professor in the School of Complex Adaptive Systems.

"The visit to the Senate Agriculture Committee was a defining moment for our cohort, providing us with a rare glimpse directly into the legislative process during a critical time for agricultural policy."

Read on for an interview with Ilaria Tabusso-Marcyan, Assistant Teaching Professor in the School of International Letters and Cultures.

Read on for an interview with Jay Famiglietti, Global Futures Professor in the School of Sustainability and Director of Science for the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative.

"Each panelist highlighted how policy moves forward in many different ways. It is up to us, the incoming food systems professionals, to find our way and understand that we can make an impact in many roles and positions, be it political or from the outside in."

"The USDA NextGen program has made pursuing a graduate degree possible and has created a pathway for diverse voices to have a seat at the table. We are the next generation of leaders in the food systems space and we are ready to make our mark."

We are thrilled to introduce Arizona State University’s 2024 cohort in the Food Policy & Sustainability Leadership graduate certificate program and Sustainable Food Systems MS program.