Daily Lumina News 032822

After being recognized for helping keep their colleges running during the pandemic, faculty members are coming under new pressure to prove their value while dealing with attacks on job security, demands for greater productivity, and criticism over what and how they teach.
In response, some professors are turning to unions for job protection.

Water access is a huge challenge for the Navajo Nation. Nearly 30 percent of Navajo people do not have access to running water in their home.
An ongoing STEM collaboration between The University of Arizona and Diné College aims to help.

Some entrepreneurs and educators view Income Share Agreements as a way to improve diversity and access to higher education. With ISAs, students pay nothing up front for college but pledge to pay a percentage of their wages for a set time after they graduate and get a job.
One entrepreneur who started an ISA company found several issues with ISAs. This is what he learned.

It’s a story that’s been told before: the “Cinderella” college making a deep run into March Madness and seizing a moment of fame.
Amid the excitement, leaders at Saint Peter's University are hoping to leverage the attention in ways that will benefit the school for years to come. More than half of its students are the first in their families to go to college, and the vast majority receive financial aid.

Many of today's students are left out of government benefits because of the mistaken belief that their parents or institutions can cover for them.
But too often, students are unable to simply rely on parents or campus resources to make up for unmet financial needs. Several key policy changes can address this challenge—and help those students who fall on hard times.

Students and professors alike learned a tough lesson during the pandemic: Things will never be the same post-pandemic, including the fact that many classes are now offered online only.
In this interview, students and professors from several California campuses weigh in on what they see as the optimal mix of online and in-person instruction.