Combined forces: Fulfilling the ‘community’ in community colleges
May 24, 2022
The advantage of a community college lives right in the name: It’s affordable, accessible education in a student’s home community.
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The mental health crisis and higher education
May 24, 2022
A new study conducted by Gallup and Lumina Foundation found that three-fourths of students in bachelor’s programs and two-thirds of adults seeking associate degrees have considered taking a break from college due to emotional stress. Dr. Zainab Okolo of Lumina discusses the growing mental health crisis across the country and explores how it is having a great impact on adults and students of color. Dr. Jo Blondin, president of Clark State College, discusses how they are supporting students, staff, and faculty through a culture of care.
Veering Off-Track: ‘Some college, no degree’ numbers spike to 39 million
May 10, 2022
Like a freight train speeding down the tracks, this alarming trend is moving fast—but in the wrong direction. America’s “some college, no degree” (SCND) population—those who started at a 2-year or 4-year college and stopped out before completing a degree or certificate—has grown to 39 million people, up nearly 9 percent in just two years.
Adults can return to college, finish, and thrive—with a little support
May 9, 2022
Most adults who return to college can persevere and graduate—if they have enough time and financial support, a new report shows. Nearly three-quarters of the returning adults surveyed earned a postsecondary credential, and most who hadn’t still planned to do so.
The power of state networks
April 26, 2022
Aligning the work of state agencies, colleges, universities, community organizations, and philanthropy towards common goals takes trust, a neutral intermediary, and a focus on what is best for students. State-level networks across the country are leading efforts to make their state’s education and workforce systems better.
Time to weigh in: IPEDS could restrict the race and ethnicity reporting of undocumented students
April 21, 2022
Freedom gives us, as Americans, the power to choose. It makes our form of government unique in several practical ways. One is the opportunity to create and own our own identity, a practice praised by rugged individualists and inclusivity activists alike.
College is worth it, but stress and finances hold students back
April 20, 2022
The numbers are staggering. Enrollment in colleges and universities fell by 938,000 students over the past two years. This enrollment plunge was largely due to people who decided college wasn’t worth it. Right?
Stress weighs heavily on those who remain in college, a new Gallup-Lumina study finds
April 20, 2022
Within the past six months, three-fourths of students in bachelor’s programs and two-thirds of adults seeking associate degrees who have considered taking a break from college cited emotional stress, according to a new Gallup-Lumina report.
We can reverse the enrollment plunge to avoid the ‘permanent gap’ in U.S. education
April 15, 2022
A drastic decline in the number of people going to college in the past two years threatens America’s economic health and is worsening the nation’s racial divide in educational achievement, experts on a Lumina webinar told us.
Oberlin president and racial justice advocate joins Lumina’s board
April 13, 2022
Oberlin College President Carmen Twillie Ambar has joined Lumina Foundation’s Board of Directors, which concluded its spring meeting today.