The College Course On Zombies
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Rollins College philosophy professor Eric Smaw about his course titled "Zombies, Serial Killers, and Madmen."
Education
Harvard Admissions Secrets Emerge; Defrauded Borrowers Can Now Seek Loan Forgiveness
Also this week, dozens of lawmakers ask Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to look into the troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Thousands Of Students Wait To Return To Class After Hurricane Michael
Thousands of Florida students are out of school as the panhandle tries to recover from Hurricane Michael. NPR's Scott Simon asks Steve Moss of the Bay County School Board when students can return.
USC Reaches $215 Million Settlement Over Gynecologist Abuse Allegations
The tentative deal would compensate current and former female students who were patients of former USC gynecologist George Tyndall. He has been accused by about 500 women of sexual misconduct.
'I Am Heartbroken': Your Letters About Public Service Loan Forgiveness
NPR reported on the troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and dozens of aggrieved student borrowers wrote in to share their stories.
Midterms 2018: Take It To The House
Are you fired up to vote in this election?
Harvard Student Discusses Why She Opposes The University's Admissions Process
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Harvard University junior Kelley Babphavong about her opposition to the university's affirmative action admissions process.
In Syria, A School Helps Children Traumatized By War
"What we found is children had been so traumatized, they couldn't even recognize numbers or letters," says a U.S. official. "We had to work through that before we could start educating them again."
Why Public Service Loan Forgiveness Is So Unforgiving
Ninety-nine percent of applications for Public Service Loan Forgiveness have been denied. A former student loan watchdog saw it coming.
What's Driving Some Asian-Americans To Challenge Affirmative Action?
Steve Inskeep talks to Hua Hsu, of The New Yorker, about how activism in some Asian-American communities helped propel a lawsuit against Harvard University over its affirmative action policies.