Daily Headlines for Tuesday
Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025. |
| Liam Knox, Inside Higher Ed SHARE: Facebook • Twitter After the bungled rollout of this year’s new Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, federal officials say next year’s version will be out on time and with fewer problems.
College financial aid professionals are skeptical. And they aren’t the only ones dubious about the U.S. Department of Education's promises. |
| Nell Gluckman, The Chronicle of Higher Education
SHARE: Facebook • Twitter Ted Roberts is a military veteran who has taught history as a senior instructor at Tarleton State University for more than a decade. When parking fees jumped from $105 to $400, Roberts complained. Now his contract isn't being renewed.
The Faculty Senate worries that if faculty members can’t complain about parking, how can they bring up more serious issues with their leadership?
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| Steven Yoder, The Hechinger Report/USA Today SHARE: Facebook • Twitter Math is a giant hurdle for most community college students pursuing welding and other career and technical degrees. Up to 60 percent of students entering community college are unprepared for college-level work, and the subject they most often need help with is math, according to recent research. About a dozen years ago, leaders at Linn-Benton Community College in northwestern Oregon decided to try something new: change how students pursuing technical degrees learn math by making it directly applicable to their technical specialties. |
| Liann Herder, Diverse Issues in Higher Education SHARE: Facebook • Twitter Despite increasing stress around their immigration status, participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and undocumented graduates are making significant contributions at top U.S. companies like Google and Microsoft. But with DACA applications now closed, more undocumented students are struggling to obtain workforce authorization and careers. |
| Fredrick Kunkle, The Washington Post SHARE: Facebook • Twitter The number of cyberattacks has almost doubled in the past five years—averaging 758,000 annually—according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Internet Criminal Complaint Center. Those are the cases we know of. Many victims never report their complaints to law enforcement. The growing threat is creating a booming job market for cybersecurity specialists as Gen Z and mid-career job seekers rush to enroll in university programs to get certified. |
| Chris Wakefield, WISH-TV SHARE: Facebook • Twitter For nearly 25 years, Lumina Foundation has been working to reimagine how and where learning happens.
In this video, Lumina's Tim Robinson discusses the organization's civic engagement work with business, community, education, and government leaders to prepare more individuals, especially people of color, for success in today's global economy.
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| Alcino Donadel, University Business |
| Kevin Carey, The Atlantic |
| Cleo Krejci, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
| Sherri Hall, eCampus News |
| Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed |
| Jenelyn Russo, Orange County Register |
| Lois Elfman, Diverse Issues in Higher Education |
| Joseph Sageman, The Conversation |
| Jillian Jorgensen, Spectrum News |
| Brianna Kudisch, NJ Advance Media |
| Shanteya Hudson, Public News Service |
| Shannon Swain, The San Diego Union-Tribune |
| Shauneen Miranda, Pennsylvania Capital-Star |
| Robert Farrington, Forbes |
| Sara Partridge and Madison Weiss, Center for American Progress |
| Hugh T. Ferguson, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators |
| Elizabeth Stelle, Williamsport Sun-Gazette |
| TheDream.US and Golden Door Scholars |
| The American Association of Colleges and Universities |
| American Council on Education |
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