Lumina Foundation Focus

The productivity push (Summer 2010)

System-wide reform allows Arizona to serve more students.

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About Focus Magazine:

Lumina Foundation Focus features human-interest stories that highlight higher education issues in a reader-friendly, magazine-style format. Previous Issues »

Our 2009 Annual Report

A capital investment (2009)

Our 2009 annual report features profiles of three 21st century students and details the grants Lumina funded in 2009 in pursuit of our Big Goal.

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Lumina Foundation Lessons

When networks build a platform, students step up. (Spring 2010)

This issue of Lumina Foundation Lessons highlights three organizations working tirelessly to promote college success among low-income and minority students.

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Read an article on Melissa Johnson, a former welfare mother-turned-nurse who received college assistance through California's LIFETIME network.

About Lessons Magazine:

Lessons Magazine features the work of our grantees. By sharing what they have learned, we hope to magnify the impact of their vital efforts. Previous Issues »

Lumina's monthly enewsletter

21st century students need a higher education system that meets their needs (June 2010)

In this issue: Developmental ed vital to student success, Jobs & education, Lumina's 2009 annual report, more...

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About Lumina's eNewsletter:

A monthly e-newsletter featuring higher education information and research. Previous Issues »

Special Report

A stronger nation through higher education (Feb. 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.

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Also, see: Education Attainment Levels for the States »

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.

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About Research Reports:

Each of these 40- to 60-page monographs explores a particular topic affecting access to higher education. More reports »

Evaluation Reports

Results and Reflections. Making the numbers add up

A guide for using data in college access and success programs.

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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 »