Publications
Communication initiatives are central to our mission, and we offer a range of publications to disseminate information about our work.
Latest Publications
Special Report
A stronger nation through higher education (February 2009)
Learn more about Lumina's Big Goal and see state-by-state college attainment statistics that can serve as a call to action to make higher education more accessible and attainable for all Americans.
Download publication 132 pgs., 3M
Also, see: Education Attainment Levels for the States and listen to our podcast, Higher Education Moves to Center Stage in Presidential Address to the nation
Lumina Foundation Focus
Remediation redux (Fall 2008)
Innovative colleges and universities are working hard to expand and enhance developmental education—an indispensable tool in the vital national effort to boost student success.
Download publication 21 pgs., 1.7M
About Focus Magazine:
Lumina Foundation Focus features human-interest stories that highlight higher education issues in a reader-friendly, magazine-style format. Previous Issues»
Lumina Foundation Lessons
Students aren't just data points, but numbers do count (Winter 2008)
Learn how the power of data can inform and transform postsecondary institutions. The imperative is to collect better student-success data.
Download publication 31 pgs., 3.4M
About Lessons Magazine:
Lessons Magazine evaluates the programs we fund to broaden the impact of our grant making.
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Student Access & Success News
Lumina E-newsletter (May 2009)
In this issue: College costs, Achievement gaps & the economy, Creating a borrower safety net, More receiving financial aid, Staffing trends studied, more...
About Student Access & Success News:
Student Access and Success News is a monthly e-newsletter featuring higher education information and research. Previous Issues»
Research Reports
Returning to Learning: Adults' Success in College is Key to America's Future (March 2007)
Read findings by the Emerging Pathways project, discussing the need to develop the untapped potential of the 54 million working adults who have not completed a four-year degree.
Download publication 26 pgs., 6.2M
About Research Reports:
Each of these 40- to 60-page monographs explores a particular topic affecting access to higher education. More reports»
Our 2007 Annual Report
A Duty to Dream (2007)
Revisiting our 2007 grantmaking strengthens our duty to dream and reminds us of our need to continue working with the dedication that initially inspired us.
Download publication 24 pgs., 4.1M
Evaluation Reports
Results and Reflections. Indiana's Twenty-first Century Scholars program
This report summarizes three separate evaluative research projects, all of which address different but closely related aspects of Indiana's Twenty-first Century Scholars program.
Download publication 43 pgs., 1.3M
About Evaluation Reports:
These reports document evaluation efforts that look closely at our work and the work of our grantees to answer: What have we learned? What works? What's next? More reports»
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