Famed educator Geoffrey Canada used his love and penchant for education to form the Harlem Children’s Zone, a center that would actively follow the academic careers of youths in a 24-block area of Harlem.
U.S. ranked No. 1 for higher education
The top spot comes with no price, since researchers didn’t factor in affordability or the cost of attending college in the U.S., which has skyrocketed in recent years as states continue to slash funding.
Aaron Sorkin entertains and inspires at Syracuse commencement
Sorkin is most famous for the Social Network (for which he won the 2010 Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar and Best Screenplay Golden Globe) and The West Wing (for which he won four Emmy’s). He graduated from Syracuse in 1983.
Boston University mourns students’ deaths from car accident abroad
Fox News reported that hundreds at Boston University mourned the loss of Austin Brashears, Daniela Lekhno, and Roch Jauberty, the three that died from the wreck.
FAMU band to remain suspended
The band has been suspended since the November death of drum major Robert Champion, and the president of FAMU, James Ammons, announced that the marching band would remain suspended through the 2012-13 academic year.
Video: Graduate receives diploma and engagement ring
The day you graduate from college will always be one of the most memorable days of someone’s life. But for one American University graduate, the day she graduated will always hold two special memories.
West Georgia U Student Continues Battling Flesh Eating Disease
The 24-year-old has lost her leg and may lose her fingers to the flesh-eating virus she contracted from a laceration sustained while zip-lining. She is awake and is partially unaware of what's going on.
9 arrested in raid on occupy encampment
Ten protesters were on the University of California-Berkeley owned 10-acre property, known as the Gill Tract, in Albany, Calif., when 100 police officers equipped with riot gear moved in just after 6 a.m.
Video: Obama delivers speech at Barnard College
The POTUS delivered the commencement address at the New York school, where he shared the stage with Evan Wolfson, the founder of the pro-gay group “Freedom to Marry.”
Cash in with your old textbooks
The semester is over and taking up space on your desk is a pile of old textbooks that you don’t plan on reusing. With the proper preparation, you can easily make a profit with these books just by searching the web.