Bipartisan proposal on student loans circulating
Students applying for financial aid for the coming school year could find some comfort in a bipartisan student loan compromise taking shape in the ...
Julie Hermann starts as Rutgers athletic director
Saying she has already rolled up her sleeves and is ready to work, Julie Hermann took over as Rutgers' athletic director with the promise that her No.

In Israel, Streisand criticizes treatment of women
Entertainer Barbra Streisand waded into one of Israel's touchiest issues Monday on the first major stop of her tour of the country — Jewish religious ...

For young immigrants, a delayed coming of age
As a child, Jorge Tume used to sit and do homework as his parents cleaned the desks and floors of a concrete company in Miami. When he was done, he'd ...

Iran's Rowhani seeks 'constructive interaction'
Just weeks after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election victory in 2005, Iran's top nuclear negotiator Hasan Rowhani stepped down from the post after ...

Christian college expels lesbian, charges tuition
Danielle Powell was going through a hard time in the spring of 2011, just months away from graduating from a conservative Christian college in ...

Merle Haggard honored by Cal State Bakersfield
They call him "The Hag," but now Merle Haggard can answer to "doctor" as well. Haggard was presented an honorary doctorate Friday by California State ...

Unpaid internships in jeopardy after court ruling
Unpaid internships have long been a path of opportunity for students and recent grads looking to get a foot in the door in the entertainment, ...

US whites falling to minority in under-5 age group
In a first, America's racial and ethnic minorities now make up about half of the under-5 age group, reflecting sweeping changes by race and class ...

Background of Iranian presidential candidates
A look at the six candidates in Iran's presidential election Friday. Two others — parliament member Gholam Ali Haddad Adel and former Vice President ...

Midwest pelted with rain, wind, hail, tornadoes
A massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds rolled through the Midwest Wednesday evening driving people into basements ...
NCAA APR again hits schools with lesser resources
Eighteen Division I teams will miss the postseason, and another 18 in men's basketball and nine other college sports will trade practice time for ...
UConn qualifies academically for postseason
Connecticut's men's basketball team, which was barred from the 2013 postseason because of past problems with its Academic Progress Rate, has qualified ...

China setting up first university campuses abroad
In the capital of tropical Laos, two dozen students who see their future in trade ties with neighboring China spent their school year attending ...

New Lincoln math pages suggest more education
Two math-notebook pages recently authenticated as belonging to Abraham Lincoln suggest the 16th president, who was known to downplay his formal ...

Senate defeats Democratic, Republican loan plans
College students faced increasing uncertainty about the cost of new student loans after senators failed Thursday to advance partisan proposals to keep ...

Jumble of education topics facing Congress
From pre-kindergarten to No Child Left Behind, from broadband-wired schools to college loans, students in every age group are suddenly finding the ...

U. of Iowa to study options for new art museum
The University of Iowa received permission Wednesday to develop plans for a new museum to store its premier collection of fine art, which has largely ...

New NRA-backed Kansas law seeks to limit lobbying
Fresh off a series of legislative victories across the country, the National Rifle Association has launched a new effort starting in gun-friendly ...

Retiring Ohio State president cites age, family
Ohio State University President Gordon Gee attempted to make his retirement announcement personal on Wednesday, citing everything from his age to his ...

Time to take college presidents out of sports?
Holden Thorp is packing up after nearly five years as chancellor at the University of North Carolina, preparing for his next job as provost at ...

AP Interview: MD eyes new operation as Rome mayor
Studied under pioneering U.S. surgeon. Saved lives transplanting livers on two continents. Helped create cutting-edge transplant center in ...

Ohio St. president retires after Notre Dame jabs
Ohio State University President Gordon Gee abruptly announced his retirement Tuesday after he came under fire for jokingly referring to "those damn ...

Obama nominates 3 to appeals court, testing GOP
Opening a summer showdown with Congress, a combative President Barack Obama nominated three judges to a powerful appellate court Tuesday and ...

'Internship' film focuses on Google's good side
This scene isn't in the movie, but it might have been fitting if "The Internship" had ended with stars Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson wearing ruby red ...