Daily Lumina News 062922

No matter where people live, how much money they have, whatever their gender, sexual identity, or racial background, they should be able to secure better lives through a college education.
Instead, last week's overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court has increased the likelihood that women in certain states will face significant obstacles to seeking educational opportunity. But the court will not have the final word.

The University of Arizona joins schools in a number of other states in covering tuition and fees for Native American students, who have been less likely than other Americans to pursue higher education.
The program, a first of its kind in an Arizona public university, will be available for students registered to any of the state's 22 federally recognized tribes. More than 400 current students will be eligible at the school's main campus in Tucson, where tuition currently is $12,700 per semester.

Since taking the helm of Federal Student Aid in May 2021, Richard Cordray has led the office through the transition of millions of student loan borrowers to new servicers, an overhaul of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and the continued reworking of the student loan servicing system.
Cordray recently shared his thoughts on the latest initiatives related to student aid programs at the 2022 NASFAA National Conference in Austin,Texas.

In October, the counseling center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill had a waitlist for the first time in 14 years. It would take a week before students could receive support. The center’s solution: get on the virtual bandwagon.
UNC is keeping the teletherapy option in place—and extending it during summer break. It's not alone. More colleges are turning to telehealth services as a way to offer counseling support to students even when class is out of session.

Majoring in business pays off.
A new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce finds that while graduates’ earnings and federal student loan debt vary by institution and degree level, the majority of business programs lead to median earnings that are roughly 10 times graduates’ debt payments two years after program completion.

Within hours of the Supreme Court's June 24 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, American college and universities began to issue official statements about the decision.
Whatever positions they initially stake out, college leaders are now entering a different era, where they are sure to face a number of new challenges to support pregnant and parenting students in need.