
College wasn’t built for today’s students, because today’s students are much more than students. Lumina Foundation teamed up with documentary photographer Rachel Bujalski to capture a candid, close-up look at the lives of five students. Learn more about the barriers today’s students encounter.
Today's students are also parents and caregivers, full– or part–time employees, first–generation college–goers, and immigrants. We're building a snapshot of students' expansive lives—much of which aren't entirely captured by the word student. Add your own life experience to the word cloud below and customize your own identity badge with all that you were, are, or will be in addition to being a student.
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We followed Rachel Bujalski to learn more about how photography can help us understand the barriers students face, what led Rachel to tell these stories, and how she hopes her work will influence thinking about ways to serve them better.
Students today are older and more likely to be Black and brown. They work, live at home, and have family responsibilities.
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