Daily Lumina News 120822

Technology’s advances have been both rapid and comprehensive, eliminating the need for human beings to do many tasks. But the jobs that will emerge from this period of immense change are the ones that only humans can do.
This will create both challenges and tremendous opportunities for the colleges and universities that must help prepare these workers. Durable skills like problem solving and communication always have value, but at some moments in history that value is even more profound. This is one of those moments.

Communities across the United States are welcoming graduates who complete their baccalaureate degrees at their local community colleges. Programs are spreading, preparing graduates for well-paying jobs in business, health care, education, and technical fields.
Seeing how CCB graduates live, work, and give back to their communities may inspire more states to invest in bachelor’s degrees that promote more inclusive economic prosperity for college graduates, says this report on the community college baccalaureate movement.

On May 17, 2021, after living in the United States as an undocumented immigrant for 21 years, Grecia Huesca Dominguez boarded a plane and moved to Querétaro, Mexico.
In this essay, Huesca Dominguez describes her bittersweet journey of leaving the United States in search of a life that offered more certainty.

Many individuals returning from prison are entering communities they don’t recognize and will need to engage with complex systems and bureaucracies they aren’t familiar with to access critical resources.
Colleges and universities can be a key partner in their success.

Job requirements are evolving more rapidly than ever, making it difficult for companies to find qualified workers and for individuals to qualify for good jobs. Keeping up with the changes is a challenge on both sides.
In this interview, Matt Sigelman of The Burning Glass Institute explains what every job seeker and employer should do next.

More than 23,000 people age out of the foster care system every year. Many are often disappointed to find that higher education, like the foster care system, works against them at nearly every turn.
Institutions and nonprofits are scaling support systems, but student advocates say more is required from states and the federal government.