U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (at far right in photo) was joined by Kyle Squires (at far left), vice provost and dean of the Fulton Schools, at a recent gathering of members of ASU’s leadership, government representatives and other business and community leaders to explore the rise of digital learning and its potential impacts on the future of higher education, government, industry and society in general. Participants discussed ways that digital learning could help provide a more skilled workforce, enable ASU and other schools to more extensively prepare its students to contribute to societal progress and catalyze partnerships to pursue progress in efforts to aid underserved segments of society.