Daily Lumina News 091521

Nearly 1 in 4 college students today have children or care for dependents. Yet, too often, colleges and universities are not set up to support these students with the resources and guidance they need to thrive.
On this podcast, Nicole Lynn Lewis of Generation Hope and Buffy Tanner and Janet Hubbard of Shasta College talk about what is being done to help student parents realize their college dreams.

Last summer, Duke University was among a sea of colleges committing to antiracism. A year later, it’s one of just a few publicly documenting its progress toward a more inclusive campus.
Reporter Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez examines where the university stands on the promises it made—and where more work still needs to be done.

There are 10.9 million open jobs and 8.4 million people out of work and looking for a job, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Some labor experts say these workers remain “hidden” from employers because of the way businesses go about looking for talent to fill those open jobs.
Joe Fuller, Harvard Business School professor and co-chair of the school’s Managing the Future of Work project, shares some ideas about how business leaders can improve their hiring practices to uncover untapped talent pools.

COVID-19 forced many community college students to drop out of school, often because they needed to earn money to make up for lost income.
Connecting community college students to more job opportunities—and using federal funds to do it—can help get them back on track.