Daily Lumina News 071322

No college applicant fits just one description. Each student is a mesh of wishes and hopes, goals and identities.
LGBTQ students have many of the typical concerns in choosing a college, like affordability, location, and size. But they also pay close attention to questions such as how inclusive is it, really? Two LGBTQ students share their journey.

As the dust settles from the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, health experts and educators are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of the decision on the mental health and well-being of college students, particularly women with fewer resources and those who are Black, Hispanic or Latino, and Native American.
"There’s a layer of pending doom—that this isn’t a good time to emerge into adulthood," says Dr. Sharon Custer of Miami University in Ohio.

Community colleges want to make it possible for more students to transfer to a four-year institution.
They also want to close the achievement gap, so that every student has a fair shot at graduating. In California, tackling remedial education seems to be helping, but not everyone is convinced.

American college students are facing an unprecedented mental health crisis, as growing numbers of students report being diagnosed with a mental health condition by a professional.
Are colleges and universities across the country prepared to handle the mounting mental health issues of these young adults? Many experts have concerns.