Daily Lumina News 011923

Tiffany McCoy and Cynthia Gonzalez are both producers at Inside Wire, the first statewide prison radio station in the United States. The station was launched in early 2022 by the University of Denver Prison Arts Initiative and the Colorado Department of Corrections.
The effort gives valuable training and, for some inside, a purpose. That’s particularly true for lifers, who often have limited access to education options.

Fidelity Investments is making a different kind of investment than the stocks and bonds pursued by its portfolio managers: a $250 million commitment to help Black, Hispanic, and historically underserved students go to college and graduate debt free.
Organizers say the money from the Invest in My Education program will be aimed at aiding what they call the "Mighty Middle": high school students with solid B averages and demonstrated leadership skills and determination.

More university professors, department chairs, and administrators are starting to overhaul classrooms in response to ChatGPT, prompting a potentially huge shift in teaching and learning.
Some professors are redesigning their courses entirely, making changes that include more oral exams, group work, and handwritten assessments in lieu of typed ones.

Across the country, two-year institutions are pushing flexible class schedules, pinpointed degree plans, and student-centered initiatives as a way to increase graduation and certification rates.
For El Paso Community College in Texas, the strategy appears to be paying off.

Colorado School of Mines is the most selective public university in Colorado. It also ranks toward the bottom in the nation in terms of those who receive Pell Grants, the federal aid awarded to students from low-income families.
Administrators at the school know they have work to do, starting with new programs, policies, and practices to better prepare and support more students from all backgrounds.

Though colleges are taking steps to address students’ mental-health needs on campus, officials in student-affairs say that demand for treatment continues to exceed existing resources.
That’s according to the findings of a new survey of student-affairs professionals at more than 100 colleges conducted by Naspa: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and Uwill, a teletherapy company that works with colleges.