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What would happen to education in the United States if we moved to a system of competency-based education, where we measured people’s knowledge, skills, abilities and intellectual behaviors rather than what courses they’ve taken or how many credit hours they’ve accrued?
Joseph I. Castro, president of California State University at Fresno since 2013, has joined Lumina Foundation’s board of directors.
Lumina Foundation’s board of directors has elected businesswoman and entrepreneur Kathy Davis as its new leader. She will serve a three-year term as board chair. Davis began her board service in 2013, and she succeeds F. Joseph Loughrey, who will remain on the Lumina board.
As COVID-19 has spread, many have embraced #WhenThisIsAllOver. One person optimistically wrote: “We'll hold hands more often, hug tighter, dance closer, love more. We’ll judge less and appreciate all the little things.” To that, I would add: “We’ll work, learn, and serve each other better, too.” That’s my narrative for what’s coming next with #HumanWork.
As colleges and universities across the country reschedule or cancel classes during the health crisis, some of Lumina's Impact Ventures investees are stepping up to provide critical solutions and support to address the challenges students face.
A lot has changed rapidly since the emergence of COVID-19, including the declaration of state and national emergencies, international travel restrictions, the cancellation of events locally and nationally, and a sudden and widespread emphasis on working from home to slow the spread of this harmful new virus.
Student voices can be a powerful force in shaping policies and influencing views on higher education. I know this firsthand because I got my start as an educational equity advocate years ago while a collegiate member of the NAACP.
Whether planned or unexpected, absences at the top of your organization can lead to confusion, internal strife and even organizational paralysis. At Lumina Foundation, where we support quality, equitable education and training beyond high school, I had the opportunity to add the “interim CEO” tag to my role as chief operating officer and general counsel. I did this while our CEO, Jamie Merisotis, took a six-month sabbatical in London.
Thirty-six million adults have some college credit but have yet to earn a degree. The first step colleges and policymakers need to take to re-engage these adults is to listen to those who have traveled through the system.
In our home country, my family was considered white and middle class. But all that changed when my family and I emigrated to the United States when I was 10 years old.