The class of 2013 is in for a rude awakening this graduation season.

Columbia University is seeking to alter the 1920 charter of one of its graduate school fellowships which is still limited "to persons of the Caucasian race," though the fellowship has not been granted in years.

For more than a century, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York provided free education to all admitted students. But the school isn't immune to the money crunch forcing tuition increases at colleges across the country.

Early exposure to computer science can lead students to develop an aptitude or liking for the subject, apply for opportunities like tech internships, and pursue it as a career path.

Presidents of public universities are taking home bigger paychecks, and a growing number are raking in more than $1 million.

Former President Bill Clinton called on Howard University's class of 2013 to create a world that does not leave behind individuals like the two young men accused of bombing the Boston Marathon last month.

To erase some of the emotional scars left behind from the December shooting massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, an advisory board wants the building torn down and replaced.

Student loan debt is leading some borrowers to put off buying a home, saving for retirement or even getting hitched -- and many now regret taking out the loans in the first place.

A 28-year-old teacher is dead after she choked to death during a Cubs game at Wrigley Field.

After sparking controversy to have designer John Galliano teach a three-day master class at Parsons The New School for Design, the school announced on Wednesday the class has been canceled.

Identical twins Kirstie and Kristie Bronner likely share many things in life. Now, the sisters also share the unique honor of being named co-valedictorians for the Spelman College Class of 2013.

A Michigan school district decided to lay off most of its staff, including teachers, and cut benefits this week due to budget woes.

From pencil sharpeners to lunch boxes, check out the dirtiest places in schools.

A teenager's senior picture is pulled from the school yearbook because she posed with her 3-month-old son.

Books such as “Laura Ingalls Wilder Country:  The People and Places in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Life and Books,” “Little House on the Prairie,” the story of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life, and fun books such as “Olivia Counts,” “Creepy Carrots!,” “Three Ninja Pigs,” and “Those Darn Squirrels,” were included in the selection.

Asked which school meals were their favorites, students at a public school in the New York borough of Queens don't say chicken fingers or meatballs. Instead, they name rice and kidney beans, black bean quesadillas or tofu with Chinese noodles.

The United States' economic ills and sputtering employment landscape have done little to dampen college students' enthusiasm about living and working in the country.

Even though the federal government doesn't recognize same-sex marriage, the Department of Education won't let this stance impact its financial aid decisions any longer.

Parents in Washington state take issue with a "White Trash Wednesday" event to honor teachers.

College just isn't worth what it used to be. A survey out Tuesday found that 41 percent of college graduates from the last two years are stuck in jobs that don't require a degree.

It's a springtime tradition in this stretch of the magnolia midlands for crowds to gather at high school students' proms. They'll cheer for teens in tuxedos and gowns while an announcer reads what the students will do once they leave this pecan grove skyline.

What's a parent to do when a child comes home with a blemished report card? An educational psychologist has some tips.

From paying for a designer dress to renting a fancy limo, teens (and their parents) are shelling out hundreds or even thousands of dollars this prom season.