Daily Lumina News 113022

How much does it cost? It’s a simple question people ask all time, whether they’re shopping for a winter coat or a car. But as many Americans know, it’s more difficult to determine exactly how much money they’ll need to cover the costs of attending a particular college. For one thing, financial aid offers are often confusing.
A new national initiative intends to change that.

The University of California at Berkeley has labored to enroll more Black and Latino students in the quarter century since the state barred the consideration of race or ethnicity in its admissions. Still, those groups remain underrepresented.
The university’s demographics, and its arduous efforts to shape them, illuminate the stakes as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs a potential ban nationwide on affirmative action in admissions.

Every student's journey to and through college is unique.
In this interview, three individuals—an adult learner, a first-generation college-goer, and a Black male student at a predominantly white institution—talk about what has worked (and what hasn't) in their college experiences.

For the past decade, about 800,000 individuals who came to the United States through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program have lived in a constant state of limbo.
Now, as the lame duck session of Congress continues, educational organizations are lobbying for legislation to give them permanent protection.

Most colleges offer some type of mental health services on campus, but students’ need for mental health care has intensified dramatically throughout the pandemic.
In response, religious groups on college campuses that counsel students grappling with issues of faith or spirituality are now expanding their services with mental health counseling and support.

Colleges and universities have long struggled to find the best ways to transfer credits across institutions, as well as count education received outside of traditional postsecondary institutions and systems.
A new report by Ithaka S+R outlines strategies to help students get credit for any higher learning they do, no matter where, without having to repeat any courses or subjects.