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Lumina News

National philanthropy leader joins lumina as vice president for equity, culture, and talent

Lumina Foundation has named Linh C. Nguyen, a national leader in talent development, organizational effectiveness, and philanthropic strategy, its first vice president of equity, culture, and talent.

Sept. 20, 2022

Jamie Merisotis and U.S. Surgeon General

Student Supports

We agree with the Surgeon General on college mental health: It’s time to ‘blow it open.’

We’re having a moment in mental health, and we need to use it to challenge assumptions, push for sustainable funding, focus on preventative measures, and end the stigma of mental illness.

Zainab Okolo, Jamie Merisotis Sept. 19, 2022

Michelle Asha Cooper

Lumina News

Longtime champion of racial equity in education to join Lumina Foundation

INDIANAPOLIS—Michelle Asha Cooper, Ph.D., deputy undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Education, will join Lumina Foundation on Oct. 3 as vice president for public policy and executive director of Lumina’s Washington, D.C., office.

Sept. 13, 2022

Featured Podcast

Adult Pathways

What it Takes To Return: Adults in Higher Education—Part 2

Dakota PawlickiSept. 6, 2022

Brad Kelsheimer

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Brad Kelsheimer

Brad Kelsheimer is vice president for finance and investments, and chief financial officer at Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. Kelsheimer oversees the foundation’s investment portfolio and all other financial operations.

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Federal Policy

Higher education’s $50 billion problem

At a time when society needs it more than ever, higher education in the United States is in crisis. Costs to students and their families continue to rise, states are questioning their level of investment, quality is eroding, racial attainment gaps are increasing, operating deficits at the institution level are accelerating, schools are closing,…

Brad Kelsheimer, Courtney BrownDec. 9, 2020

Affordability

From a former higher-ed finance leader with three daughters in college: Here’s why I’m optimistic

For all who care about higher ed, it’s hard to imagine a worse set of health and economic challenges than what we face today. But there’s also room for optimism about how we might emerge with an education system that serves everyone better. Here are the three rays of hope – call them opportunities, maybe…

Brad KelsheimerAug. 24, 2020

State Policy

Endowments, foundations face their own challenges

Endowments and foundations face some unique and unprecedented challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. While most had prepared for some kind of market downturn following a record-long bull market, the closure of universities and the subsequent loss of revenue from room and board, tuition and other sources of revenue such as sporting events…

Brad KelsheimerJune 16, 2020

State Policy

University of Chicago is vulnerable in new COVID era

The University of Chicago has invested heavily in recent years to leap ahead of the pack, besting its elite local rival Northwestern University in national rankings, but its weaker financial profile is making it more vulnerable to fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

Brad KelsheimerJune 16, 2020

State Policy

College closures are a tough—but needed—step to serving students better

Colleges and universities, caught in a crossfire of rising costs and increasing impatience from families and funders, face an ongoing onslaught of tough choices in the next few years.

Brad KelsheimerOct. 28, 2019