Daily Lumina News 102820

The coronavirus pandemic has forced U.S. colleges and universities to close their campuses, move classes online, and take on the responsibility of testing, quarantining, and protecting students. Some have wondered if the pandemic would also force schools to lower their prices.
A new report from the College Board suggests that may be the case—at least temporarily.

In the face of COVID-19, colleges and universities are struggling to find new ways to educate students.
Leaders from 2U, Global Citizen Year, Minerva, and Pearson share their perspectives on how COVID-19 is transforming their industry—plus which elements of the higher-ed ecosystem are getting stronger and which may be poised to collapse.

Millions of college students are among the Californians expected to cast votes between now and November 3. The number of 18- to 24-year-olds registered to vote in California has climbed by 24 percent since the last presidential election, and students are finding creative ways to inspire their peers to vote amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Here’s a rundown of the ballot propositions most likely to impact higher education, students, and other young people.

No leader arrives with guarantees. But tapping Irving Pressley McPhail as Saint Augustine University’s new president was an exciting step. His long administrative career intersected constantly with issues of racial equity and student success, and the private historically black university in Raleigh, North Carolina, had ambitious goals for retention and graduation rates.
McPhail was a visionary who took charge of a college in a moment of crisis. Then he caught COVID-19.