Daily Lumina News 061724

The tension surrounding artificial intelligence in education shows no signs of going away. If anything, faculty members are sorting themselves into two camps. Some are despairing over its interference with authentic learning. Others focus on how AI could enhance learning.
Members of both groups, however, agree that administrators need to provide more and better support for faculty members, who remain largely on their own as they try to adapt to this rapidly changing landscape.

While the holiday itself falls on Wednesday, June 19, the teams at the City Colleges of Chicago, a consortium of seven, two-year, public institutions serving the city, are hard at work preparing for their Juneteenth celebrations.
The makings of a national Juneteenth holiday took decades of pressure from activists and policymakers. Now, institutions across the United States are finding ways to celebrate the holiday and connect it with other critically important issues within the Black community.

Across California, tens of thousands of students with learning disabilities are navigating higher education. Few get the support they need, and many must learn to advocate for themselves.
The first time Tammy Carrillo enrolled at East Los Angeles College, she didn’t know she had a learning disability. She also didn't think of herself as college material. Eventually, she grew tired of struggling aimlessly. Then she quit. Fifteen years later, she tried again. This time, things were different.

Among faculty, staff, and administrators, the value of academic support offices is clear. Research shows using the writing center or meeting with advisors can improve students’ overall academic achievement, persistence, and graduation rates, particularly for vulnerable student populations.
But getting students inside the doors of support offices can be tricky because of misconceptions about who needs help or why offices are available to them. Leaders at Colorado College think they have a promising solution.

The country is far past the traditional college decision May deadline, but some students still haven't committed to their future schools. And that leaves some colleges and universities in a bind. This is all due to delays and glitches with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
In this interview, long-time higher education reporter Eric Hoover discusses the cascade of issues with the FAFSA, why some applicants continue to experience technical challenges, and what this means for colleges and their own financial planning.

Natalie Foster has a bold vision for a new kind of economy in America, one that would guarantee a floor through which no one could fall. Everyone, regardless of race, gender, or zip code, in this economy has access to excellent health care, education, stable housing, and jobs that are big enough to support human life.
We’re a long way from Foster’s vision. Yet creating a guarantee economy is not pie in the sky, she insists.