Daily Lumina News 102521

"Time is growing short.” That’s how Bloomfield College’s president, Marcheta Evans, described the struggling private college’s situation last week in an atypical plea for help.
On this podcast, Evans discusses the college’s unexpected approach to an increasingly common plight. She also explains why it chose to go public about a situation many institutions hide—and its options for surviving and even thriving.

From the hospitality industry to health care, people across the United States are changing course—and in many cases, leaving jobs unfilled.
Some went back to school to acquire new skills and training. Others left because they had no choice. In their own words, workers share their stories of finding—and losing—careers during the pandemic.

Millions of jobs lost in the pandemic may never come back—and many of those vanished positions are disproportionately held by people of color.
In this op-ed, leaders of the Competency-Based Education Network and Jobs for the Future say faster, more responsive pathways to degrees can be a lifeline for Black and Latino workers who not only are underrepresented in higher education but also often face biased hiring systems that make the signal of a degree especially powerful.

United Airlines is the only major U.S. airline to own a flight school: the United Aviate Academy. The pathway to the cockpit through the Aviate program takes about five years.
In an effort to fill a growing demand for workers and, at the same time, diversify its ranks, United has set a new goal: Half of all students admitted to its pilot training academy will be women and people of color. This summer, the airline launched partnerships with three historically Black colleges and universities to help.