Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025. |
| Katherine Knott, Inside Higher Ed SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn President Joe Biden announced plans to step down from the Democratic ticket on Sunday. The news capped weeks of debate about his ability to defeat former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee. However, the story of Biden’s higher education legacy is not over yet. A number of changes are still in the works as he heads into the final six months of his presidency, including a sweeping plan to forgive student loans for nearly 28 million Americans and legal challenges that could block some of his most significant initiatives. |
| Bonnie Ho, LAist SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn After a stroke, during his rehabilitation process, Barri Bladon met some incredible occupational therapists and decided to become one himself. Rita Kwan worked in investment banking until she set her sights on a career as a dietician. Candace Khaokham enjoyed being a jeweler. Then she discovered that there was a demand for professionals in geography. This is a story about six people who, by way of community college, found a path to fulfill their dreams. |
| Erin Strout, Work Shift SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Where will all the workers come from? That’s a huge question in Arizona as the CHIPS and Science Act has started doling out billions of dollars in grants to Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. And it’s no secret that Arizona State University has become a big part of the answer—putting the most muscle into developing a new workforce of engineers and technicians. So far the coordinated effort between the mega-university, government, community colleges, and industry has been no simple task. |
| Liann Herder, Diverse Issues in Higher Education SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn As Republicans gathered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to select Donald J. Trump as their nominee for president, political scientists agree that the 2024 election season has been extraordinarily wrought, and tensions aren't likely to ebb as the presidential election draws nearer. Experts urge voters everywhere, but particularly in higher education institutions, to pay close attention to how politicized postsecondary education has become. This is even more relevant in light of Project 2025. Among other things, the 920-page outline for Trump’s second term increases executive powers, abolishes the U.S. Department of Education, and terminates “Dreamer” status from 500,000 immigrants. |
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| Julita Bailey-Vasco, The Harvard Gazette |
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