Daily Lumina News 063022

Approximately 113,000 students took leaves of absence from college in 2021, which included medical leaves for mental health reasons.
There are programs specifically designed to help students on a leave of absence improve their mental health and prepare to return to campus and graduate, but they are few, and most are prohibitively expensive.

Nearly 70 percent of jobs in North Carolina now require high-quality credentials or postsecondary degrees, yet fewer than half of North Carolinians ages 25-44 meet those qualifications.
OurFutureENC, a partnership with community colleges and school systems, aims to close that skills gap with the launch of new programs and resources to help first-generation students and students from low-income backgrounds.

The Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade has captured the world’s attention, but the court also issued consequential rulings on issues involving schools that could have long-lasting repercussions.
The unrestrained approach that it displayed in overturning Roe and other precedents throws open the question of what other cases the high court might revisit that could affect American education.

Black fathers in college are not the first image most people have when it comes to being a student-parent.
But Black student fathers deserve systems, allies, and communities that fight for them, elevate their experiences, and understand their potential, writes Jahkeer Wainwright, a sophomore at the University of Maryland Global Campus and a participant in the Generation Hope program, in this op-ed.

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is causing fear and anxiety for many students at Pittsburgh universities and elsewhere across the country. The reversal represents not only an issue of healthcare equity but also educational equity, one student says.
Many students are now beginning to mobilize, finding ways to offer resources and support to their peers.

Across the country, elected officials in red states are seeking to impose their political views on public universities.
Even as many of these officials decry liberal cancel culture, they’re leveraging the threat of budget cuts to scale back diversity initiatives, sanitize the teaching of American history, and interfere with university policies and appointments.