Daily Lumina News 081022

Education gave Arnold Trevino a glimpse of what life could be. When Trevino was released from a California prison after serving 25 years for second-degree murder, he returned home with an associate degree in liberal arts.
Trevino is now paying it forward as a university outreach coordinator for Project Rebound, which helps connect formerly incarcerated Californians to college degrees.

The world of work is far from perfect, and the pandemic’s disruption, displacement, and sudden shift to remote work exposed even more shortcomings. More than two years into a reshaped labor market, the way we work has changed.
Thought leaders in workforce development, education, government, and nonprofits offer insight on what must happen to make the American labor market work better for everyone.

Postdoc positions are typically long, and the pay is usually below $60,000 per year for the temporary post.
For first-generation or low-income academics, these seemingly endless positions can push people out of their disciplines. Can accelerated pathways to tenure-track faculty appointments help? Some institutions are moving in that direction.

Six weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, opening the door for states to ban abortion, and days before the start of the fall semester, most colleges in states with restrictive abortion laws aren’t making their plans public.
Some say the vagueness surrounding colleges’ plans is only adding to the uncertainty and anxiety that many students are feeling right now.

Surging rental costs and greater demand for traditional campus life after the disruptions of the pandemic have students at some universities scrambling to find housing.
At schools struggling with long wait lists for university housing, efforts to accommodate students are leading to some unusual solutions.

Most people agree that the COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the trajectory of online learning. But by how much and in what ways are matters of debate.
A new survey finds that chief online officers believe most students' academic paths will feature prominent online components by 2025. Other campus leaders see a bigger role for in-person learning.