Lumina Foundation CEO Jamie Merisotis reflects on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the long-term value of education in helping democracies thrive.

"It will remain the best way to support equity and justice. And it is the best way to promote economic, social, and cultural flourishing. Everyone benefits from societies of educated, diverse, and free people," he writes.

College students have been fighting for improved mental health services long before the pandemic. But they believe the response has been largely ignored by administrators who considered mental health a private matter, not an institutional one.

That's changing. COVID is cracking open a conversation that today's students are increasingly desperate to have.