college

Life, Death And Remembering Those Bright College Years

7:28am August 28, 2016

by John Henning Schumann

We think of college reunions as a time of fond memories. But as the years pass, those memories increasingly are of friends gone too soon. The lesson now is to learn to meet loss with grace.

Economy

In North Carolina, Child Care Costs More Than College

11:47am April 15, 2016

by Bethany Chafin

For a long time, saving for college has been a concern for parents. Now, it might be saving for day care.

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After protests on Mizzou's campus became national news, the community is trying to figure out how to move forward.

After The Mizzou Protests, Students Ask Themselves: Now What?

8:29pm November 23, 2015

by Vanessa Rancaño

Despite administrative changes, the atmosphere on campus is still tense. Students and faculty say that won't change without some hard conversations. Hear their concerns.

President Obama is the first sitting president to visit a federal prison.

Pell Grants For Prisoners: An Old Argument Revisited

4:59pm July 31, 2015

by Gabrielle Emanuel

The Obama administration is expected to announce a new program Friday that would once again allow some prisoners access to federal college funding.

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That free bake at the apartment complex isn't such a smart health move.

Apartments Lure Students With Free Access To Tanning Beds

5:00pm June 04, 2015

by Nadia Whitehead

Indoor tanning boosts the risk of skin cancer, yet half of apartments close to the University of Texas, Austin, offer free use of tanning beds. Many let minors use the machines, which is illegal.

Dr. David Muller, dean of medical education at Mount Sinai, believes that including in each medical school class some students who have a strong background in the humanities makes traditional science students better doctors, too.

A Top Medical School Revamps Requirements To Lure English Majors

12:04pm May 28, 2015

by Julie Rovner

Many of the students at Mount Sinai's medical school in New York majored in English or history, and never took the MCAT. The school sees that diversity among its students as a great strength.

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Students in recovery from substance abuse are finding support on a growing number of college and university campuses, including the University of Texas at Austin.

Amid Rising Concern About Addiction, Universities Focus On Recovery

6:22pm March 15, 2015

by Wade Goodwyn

The Center for Students in Recovery at the University of Texas is one of a small but growing number of programs catering to former addicts at U.S. colleges and universities.

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Sports

Deford: NCAA Fans Continue To Drink Deeply Of The (Sports) Spirits

7:41am March 11, 2015

by Frank Deford

Recent scandals involving student athletes at Syracuse University and other prominent athletic departments, remind commentator Frank Deford of speakeasies during Prohibition.

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College Rape Case Shows A Key Limit To Medical Privacy Law

5:35pm March 10, 2015

by Kristian Foden-Vencil

A woman who is suing the University of Oregon for mishandling her rape case could have her own medical records used against her in court. Yes, that's legal.

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Taylor Davis, a nursing major at Howard University.

Education

A Crossroads At The End Of College: Introducing 'The Howard Project'

7:35pm February 21, 2015

by NPR Staff

NPR's Weekend Edition will spend a few months following four seniors from Howard University in Washington, D.C., to tap into the challenges and preoccupations of soon-to-be college graduates.

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