Daily Lumina News 062520

The COVID-19 pandemic upended life for college students across the country, with many now reassessing their plans for the upcoming fall semester.
Low-income students, in particular, face steep hurdles. They are wondering whether the on-campus jobs they rely on to cover expenses will still exist, or whether their families’ changing financial situations may prevent them from enrolling altogether.

In the very near future, Janet Napolitano will step down from her post as president of the University of California system. During her seven-year tenure, Napolitano established a reputation as a champion for undocumented students and a visionary behind sweeping reforms to improve enrollment, access, and affordability.
In this interview, Napolitano reflects on her legacy, the Black Lives Matter movement, DACA, and much more.

Zipporah Osei always planned to attend college—but her idea of exactly what that meant was somewhat fuzzy.
These days the first-generation college student is telling the story of her college journey and her time as an undergraduate in an email newsletter called First Gen. Along the way, she’s offering lessons for other students, and candidly sharing details about her own experiences—and finances—that most people keep to themselves.

Much of the attention in the early days of campus closures from COVID-19 seemed to focus on large universities and statewide systems—largely because of the numbers of students affected and the magnitude of the response needed to ensure connectivity and a continuity of support services.
Dr. Mary Marcy, president of Dominican University in California, offers a different perspective on how the response of a small campus like Dominican might actually signal the promise and potential of other small colleges on the other side of this public health crisis.