Affordable only on a good day… luminafoundation.org/resourc… “participants described affordability as a survival calculation….Two of the biggest cost drivers people named—foregone wages and keeping a household stable—aren’t counted in aid formulas at all.” @luminafound

New survey: Nearly half of employers (48 percent) expect AI to make college degrees more important over the next five years. Just 26 percent think degrees will become less important @luminafound luminafoundation.org/news-an…

Tennessee’s free community college program ‘pays for itself’ highereddive.com/news/tennes…? @luminafound @TNHigherEd @BillHaslam

AI Won’t Replace Educators. But It is Changing How Students Learn edsurge.com/news/ai-wont-rep… @EdSurge @LuminaFound

Two truths seemingly at odds: the ‘liberal arts’ are a troubled brand and their value has never been higher linkedin.com/posts/jamie-mer…?

As #AI transforms how we learn, work, and live, the first group of Humanity AI grantees helps expand opportunity and keep people at the center of technological advancements @LuminaFound luminafoundation.org/news-an…

Proud to join the National Leadership Council to Advance Civic Learning & Democracy Engagement, convened by @AmericanU - working w/partners across highered, philanthropy, & national networks to make civic learning a core part of every student’s experience american.edu/president/natio…

A Bachelor's Isn't Obsolete in the AI Age – It Just Needs an Upgrade usnews.com/opinion/articles/… @luminafound #highered

Skip College, Get Rich Quick? Yeah, It’s Not That Simple forbes.com/sites/jamiemeriso…

Behavior doesn't match the 'college isn't worth it' mantra - enrollment is up. Why? "Perhaps these people think college isn’t worth the cost in general, but end up sending their kids because they believe themselves to have gotten an unusually good deal." theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…?

Dame Karen Pierce appointed Chair of The Ditchley Foundation Council ditchley.com/news/dame-karen…

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