Daily Lumina News 111020

President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. will take office in January with a weak economy weighed down by the resurgence of the coronavirus, millions of Americans still unemployed, and businesses struggling and shuttering as winter bears down.
Nonetheless, economists and political advisers say Biden could still seek creative approaches if a Republican Senate blocks a big stimulus package, including providing student debt relief.

Will the coronavirus pandemic lead to long-term changes in higher education? Alexander Hotz of The Wall Street Journal speaks with administrators, students, and a higher education futurist to better understand the challenges facing today's U.S. colleges and universities.

The issue of military spouse unemployment continues to be relevant today with the pandemic raising additional concerns related to virtual learning and childcare.
A recent convening of business and education leaders offers insight into the many workforce challenges facing military personnel and their families, as well as some possible solutions.

Two prominent education associations—the National Association for College Admission Counseling and the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators—are teaming up on a joint initiative to reimagine the admissions and financial-aid system. Their goal: redesign those processes to promote racial and ethnic equity in higher education.

In a year in which the nation was confronted with racial injustice and a divisive presidential contest inflamed its partisan divide, advocates fighting to reinstate affirmative action programs in the deep-blue state of California saw the November election as their best opportunity in decades.
But that hope evaporated when election returns showed voters soundly rejected Proposition 16. Experts weigh in on why the measure failed—and what the future holds.

Joe Biden’s victory promises a reprieve for the hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers who have benefited from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
A reinstatement of DACA would provide immediate relief to new would-be applicants for the program. But advocates for undocumented students emphasize DACA is a stopgap solution and what's really needed is a pathway to permanent residency or citizenship.