Michelle Asha Cooper
Vice President for Public Policy and Executive Director of Lumina’s Washington, D.C., Office
Michelle Asha Cooper leads the development and implementation of state and federal policy initiatives for Lumina Foundation. She works to advance the foundation’s support for today’s students at community colleges and four-year colleges and universities.
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We need more students at elite colleges from low- and middle-income families, not fewer
Jan. 29, 2024
Even with American higher education’s need for reform, our system is the world’s envy. This is partly because of the diversity of institutions students in the United States can benefit from, including prestigious, world-class universities and research centers. For a privileged few, success at an
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We owe student parents a high-value college experience
Sept. 29, 2023
Every Fall, school buses are once again a part of our morning commutes. Less obvious are the parents joining in the back-to-school rite of passage alongside their children.
