From Axios: The Obama Scholars Program at Arizona State University is now called ASU Promise Plus, according to the university's webpage on special financial assistance programs for state residents... The change comes as ASU and other universities are navigating the contentious political climate of the Trump administration, which has sought to exert pressure on the higher education system... The university changed the name of the ASU Advantage Program to the Obama Scholars Program in 2009 shortly after it faced backlash for not awarding Obama an honorary degree ahead of his commencement address.
...The university wouldn't provide details on what prompted the name change. "ASU periodically reviews and updates program names to reflect the university's priorities and the students served," spokesperson Jerry Gonzalez tells Axios...
Full story at https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2026/09/23/arizona-state-university-rename-obama-financial-aid-program.
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