Daily Lumina News 070522

They started out eager and optimistic. Then came the anonymous note saying a professor “talks too Black.” The complaint that a scholar wrote too much about her Asian American identity.
These experiences, colored by race and class, are among the reasons why faculty members at institutions across the country quit their jobs. Five professors of color who spent years feeling overlooked, underappreciated, misunderstood, or even attacked because of their racial identities share their stories.

College students are already struggling under the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many are missing class, feeling disconnected, exhausted, and defeated.
With the Supreme Court's June 24 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, those burdens have become even heavier. It's now up to colleges and universities to help female students navigate the new legal landscape with clarity and resolve.

Dual and guaranteed admissions—under which students are accepted to both two- and four-year programs at the same time—are taking root as strategies to boost falling transfer rates for community college students. They usually include additional advising, which many students need to help them make the leap.
This simple but little-noticed innovation is designed to fix a system that has stymied the ambitions of a staggering number of students.

UNCF announced plans earlier this year to develop an online learning ecosystem called HBCUv, with the idea of classes being taught by the country’s best Black minds.
UNCF's approach to the project also is notable. It’s working with nine historically Black colleges and universities. In this interview, UNCF's Edward Smith-Lewis explains the vision and goals behind HBCUv.