Daily Lumina News 011822

A growing body of research shows that comprehensive student support programs can increase graduation rates for students from low-income backgrounds and students of color.
But what do these programs look like on the ground? And what are the experiences of students participating in them? This episode of Evidence First highlights one of those programs plus the students who benefited.

Last week, one of the largest student loan servicing companies in the United States—Navient—announced that tens of thousands of borrowers would have their loans canceled.
But many student borrowers counting on immediate relief may be left disappointed.

Travis Broxton took his first college course in 1969. As often happens, life got in the way. School would have to wait. In 2020, at the age of 72, Broxton decided to get that degree.
About 680,000 people in Colorado have left college without earning a degree or credential. A new state program wants to get them back on track.

On college campuses everywhere, the tried-and-true best practices to COVID-19, including widespread testing, sudden pivots online, and strict on-campus quarantines, are in many cases proving either inadequate or inappropriate.
So what COVID policies should colleges be using right now? Health and education experts weigh in.