Daily Lumina News 021822

Andres Mendoza is no stranger to leaving work early to get home in time for his online classes. He works full time and goes to college part time so he can support himself without taking out student loans.
He's not alone. Research suggests that Latino students disproportionately fear taking on student loans. This debt aversion is often seen as a mechanism to protect their family's financial security.

Throughout her childhood, Daisy Gonzales regularly moved in and out of the foster care system. School became her one safe haven.
Today, as the first Latina to serve as deputy chancellor of the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, Gonzales is on a mission to get more Latino students to and through college.

Douglas Belkin, a veteran education reporter at The Wall Street Journal, sits down with EdUp Experience host Joe Sallustio to discuss all things higher ed: COVID's impact on students and schools, enrollment challenges, the changing business model, race relations on campus, and more.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities are known for nurturing artists, from musicians to dancers and writers. Even if you're not a student of the arts, exposure to the arts aids in all types of learning.
But HBCUs don’t often receive funding to support and expand arts programs. Will an increase in high-dollar donations boost arts funding?

Whenever Sen. Tim Kaine has an opportunity to speak during a Senate education and workforce hearing, you can count on him to promote his bill allowing Pell grants to be used for quality short-term training programs.
That persistence is finally paying off.

Water brings Louisiana opportunities and challenges—plus green jobs.
This episode of Work Green, Earn Green explores how environmental education is informing the next generation of workers about Louisiana’s water woes and priming them to find solutions.