Daily Lumina News 041023

The digital economy has been driving job growth across the country for much of the last decade. But nearly all of those jobs, no matter the industry, were created in major metropolitan areas.
This episode of Future U shows how one town and one Ohio university serve as a national blueprint for growing the rural economy and equipping residents with high-quality education and training.

As a trained audiologist and speech pathologist, Rahul Shrivastav envisioned himself in a clinical career. That didn't happen. Today, Shrivastav is championing student success at the University of Indiana Bloomington as the college’s newest provost.
In this interview, Shrivastav talks about the long-term goals of higher education, a holistic approach toward student success, and the markers of a successful student.

The potential uses of ChatGPT extend far beyond the completion of college coursework. And many professors are excited by the technology’s potential to enhance learning, and perhaps provide needed support to students who start at a disadvantage.
Still, others in higher education are apprehensive. What does it mean if a text generator can complete assignments as well as an undergraduate? Will the advent of these generative artificial-intelligence systems force faculty members to change the way they assess student learning all over again?

The political strife in Florida exemplifies how colleges nationwide are being yanked into America’s culture wars.
Lawmakers across the country, most of them conservative, are treading upon colleges’ operations in ways rarely seen, seeking to restrict curricula choices, limit donations from certain countries, and abolish tenure. Will these efforts cause faculty to find the exit door?

When President Joe Biden inked the $1 trillion deal to give roads, bridges, and transit systems a boost, union officials and business leaders proclaimed the large-scale investment in infrastructure as long overdue.
But nearly a year and a half later, and about a third of the way through the funding's lifetime, economists and hiring managers say all that infrastructure money won't do any good if there aren't enough people qualified to do the work.

This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on two cases that could determine whether race conscious admissions policies can be used by colleges and universities.
Three experts weigh in on the potential loss of affirmative action—and, in the event it happens, what schools can do to make other diversity initiatives yield positive results.