Daily Lumina News 061522

Today marks 10 years since the Obama administration put in place the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The effort has allowed hundreds of thousands of young people the opportunity to pursue education, support their families, and work in their communities.
Janet Napolitano, who served as secretary of Homeland Security when DACA was first unveiled, reflects on the creation of DACA and what the program's future may hold.

College was always part of Lyric Larson's future. But living in rural North Carolina with limited resources and funds presented several challenges.
Help from a College Advising Corps advisor made all the difference. CAC advisors do not replace high school college counselors. Instead, recent college graduates work in conjunction with the counselors to help students plan and prepare for their next steps after high school.

Jordan Matsudaira already has a job in the U.S. Department of Education, as a deputy under secretary. Now, he's adding a second title as the first-ever chief economist for the department.
In this interview, Matsudaira talks about his expanded scope of responsibility to bring more economic data and analysis to higher-education policy decisions.

University of North Texas is one of several campuses nationwide, including Loyola University Maryland and the University of California at San Diego, where "white accountability groups" have served as safe spaces of sorts for people to broach issues that sometimes trip them up in mixed-race groups.
While some might question how much even well-intentioned white people speaking among themselves can address racial inequity, the idea is that the groups are a first step—a place to commit to concrete action to fight racism.