Daily Lumina News 101822

When colleges want students to go to a big football game, they invite them. They make big, fancy signs. They post colorful fliers on bulletin boards in every building. They post on social media, reminding them to attend.
To encourage more students to vote, some advocates say that colleges and universities should apply similar tactics.

For today's seniors, every year of high school has been touched by the pandemic. The closest they got to a traditional experience was in 2019, their freshman year.
Five high school seniors reflect on what it has been like to go to high school during COVID and how they think it changed them. Though each student has a unique story, all depict a high school experience that forced them to adapt, grow, and appreciate the moments of relative normalcy.

Concerns about a potential downturn are reaching the youngest people in the workforce: Eighty-six percent of college interns believe a recession is on the horizon, according to a recent survey.
In response, more young workers are searching for stability and meaning when entering the working world—and changing their behaviors and mindsets to “recession-proof” their futures.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and conservative state lawmakers are frequent critics of Florida’s higher education system. But they are doing more than just lambasting universities and colleges for perceived liberal bias.
In attempt to reshape the state’s 40 colleges and universities, they've installed GOP allies in top university posts and pushed legislation that could change tenure, limit how university professors can teach lessons on race, and even how Florida higher education institutions are accredited.

The search is underway for a new California Community Colleges chancellor—and the new hire has a tough job ahead. The 116-college system is not on track to meet the goals it set five years ago to narrow by 40 percent the gaps in graduation rates among racial and ethnic groups and to shrink the gaps between different regions of the state.
Students enrolled in the system share the qualities they believe are the most important in a new leader, plus the campus issues they say matter most.

If Republicans take control of the House of Representatives after the upcoming midterm elections, higher education lobbyists and policy experts say the Biden administration can expect lawsuits challenging student loan forgiveness.
Conversations about changes to Pell Grants, affordability, and accountability will likely continue, but meaningful legislation in response is not expected to result from those discussions.