Daily Lumina News 080122

Black men in the United States are more likely to be professional football players than public school psychologists. It's a startling statistic. But for Chase McCullum, a Black man who became a school psychologist over a decade ago, it's just reality.
Psychologists play a critical role in K-12 schools, but there's a clear mismatch between the demographics of school psychologists and the student populations they serve.

Workforce development nonprofits are springing up everywhere, as are efforts from companies like IBM and Google to create their own courses and credentials.
Experts say that faster-paced, less-expensive training programs are booming in part because the cost of college and the time it takes to earn degrees are weighing on potential students, especially at a time when businesses are desperate for workers.

National University has big plans. The California-based institution, where most students take the majority of their classes online, is aiming to grow its footprint across the country by focusing on workforce-oriented credentials and lowering prices.
In this interview, National University’s interim president discusses the school's merger with Northcentral University, future partnerships with community colleges, and its plans to reshape the role of faculty.

The OneTen coalition is working to place 1 million Black job seekers in family-sustaining careers within a decade. Over the past 18 months, the group has already facilitated 40,000 new jobs or promotions for skilled Black men and women who don’t have four-year degrees.
OneTen is furthering its mission with the launch of Career Marketplace, a platform that matches individuals with employers and talent developers. The idea, say OneTen officials, is to help people expand their expectation of what’s possible.

Colleges and universities need to make sure first-generation students feel comfortable and supported enough to admit when there’s something they don’t know, and that they can ask for help when they need it, says Nick Ladany, a first-gen student.
In this essay, Ladany reflects on what he believes can help first-generation students survive and thrive.

Karina Ruiz has been living under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program since its inception a decade ago. She’s also one of the plaintiffs in a case that’s awaiting an appeals court decision right now and that will determine the future of hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients like her.
Ruiz describes how much of her life has been dictated by DACA—and how that reality influences her work as an immigration activist.