Daily Lumina News 060622

Some of the nation’s largest employers are descending on historically Black colleges and universities to recruit the workers they need to meet diversity promises or expanding collaborations that already existed—often underwriting courses and programs and the technology needed to provide them.

Later this week, Cindy R. Escobedo will walk at UCLA’s graduation in full doctoral regalia, and her novel dissertation—born of her own story—captures what it took to reach this hard-fought milestone.
Escobedo's work chronicles the aspirations, challenges, and joys of Latina mothers and daughters who pursued college degrees together.

Millions of Americans borrowed to finance an education they didn’t complete. The reasons vary—the coursework didn’t fit their skills, illness or family circumstances foiled their academic careers—but the result is the same: debt, sometimes in the tens of thousands of dollars, but no degree.
For some, debt cancellation would be life-changing. For others, it would hardly make a dent.

The death of Katie Meyer, the Stanford University women’s soccer goalie who took her own life in March, brought scrutiny to college disciplinary processes and the stress they can cause students.
Meyer’s parents are now proposing a new university policy they believe could have helped their daughter when she was in crisis.

At Mott Community College, embedded credentials are giving a much-needed boost to learners in Flint, Michigan, who need to reinvent themselves in a shaky job market.
They also provide Mott’s faculty and administrative staff with a shared skills framework from which to build their workforce programs.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Education announced plans to forgive billions in federal student loans for those who attended college campuses owned by the now-defunct for-profit Corinthian Colleges.
A former student weighs in on how the decision will impact her future. The Wall Street Journal's Josh Mitchell also joins the conversation with his thoughts on the Biden administration's broader approach to loan forgiveness.