Daily Lumina News 102522

To arrive at Roxbury Community College in Boston, part-time student and single mother Kiara Rosario depends on the city’s Orange Line. It was shut down for repairs for 30 days this summer.
A lack of dependable transportation can prevent working students like Rosario from earning degrees on time—or at all.

In a matter of days, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments to race-conscious admissions policies at two universities. In preparation, institutional leaders, counselors, and chief diversity officers are gearing up on how to respond.
Both cases will decide whether postsecondary institutions can use race as a consideration in admissions. While the court’s official ruling could take months, the decision could have drastic implications beyond admissions.

At some point, colleges need to stop blaming the students who sat out the pandemic or the economic factors and social forces buffeting higher education for enrollment losses, writes higher ed veteran and author Jeffrey Selingo in this commentary.
Instead, institutions should look at whether the student experience they’re offering and the outcomes they’re promising provide students with a sense of belonging in the classroom and on campus and ultimately a purpose for their education.

The Biden administration is moving “full speed ahead” in preparing for the implementation of its plans for widespread student debt forgiveness, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona stated over the weekend. The announcement comes shortly after a federal appeals court temporarily blocked the loans from being immediately canceled.
Cardona is encouraging eligible borrowers to keep applying for student loan forgiveness. Nearly 22 million people have already applied for forgiveness since the application first opened.