Daily Lumina News 011922

A new three-part series from Equal Measure shares how some postsecondary institutions and their partners are successfully removing long-standing structural barriers to college access and completion.
The stories provided specifically illustrate how a focused approach to equity is establishing new mindsets, norms, and policies that today’s students need.

As the omicron surge spreads across the country, some universities are preparing for a new phase of the pandemic—one that acknowledges the virus is here to stay and requires a rethinking of how to handle life on campus.
Some college leaders are delaying the start of in-person classes. Others are moving from ‘containment to management,’ with fewer restrictions as spring semester progresses.

At the beginning of 2021, Texas Public Radio asked thousands of local students about their college experience. Their responses paint a stark picture of the challenges San Antonio’s Latino students face, from paying tuition to simply putting food on the table.
A new podcast explores the Latino college gap in San Antonio, how to close it, and what the rest of the country can learn.

When D’Wayne Edwards began working in the footwear industry 32 years ago, he was one of only a handful of Black designers. Over the years, he has dedicated time to finding more.
Now Edwards wants to reopen a Michigan business school that had closed in 2013—the state’s only historically Black college—as a tuition-free school of design.

The idea that today's students must choose between college or career is a false dichotomy.
On this episode of When Policy Meets Practice, K-12 and college leaders offer policy solutions for helping all young people acquire both postsecondary credentials and job-related skills.

At least 36 million Americans have stopped short of earning a college degree.
A new "playbook" from the Institute for Higher Education Policy distills more than a decade’s worth of best practices into a practical guide to help institutions support individuals with some college credits but no degree.