Frank Lloyd Wright House, a Demolition Target, Is Now an Architecture School’s Lifeline

The owner of a house designed by Wright for one of his sons gave it to a small, struggling architecture school in Phoenix that Wright founded.

Holberton, a Two-Year Tech School, Emphasizes Diversity

The specialty school, started by two tech entrepreneurs, has no upfront tuition and provides job opportunities in Silicon Valley industries looking for talent.

Colleges Celebrate Diversity With Separate ‘Commencements’

By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS June 2, 2017 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Looking out over a sea of people in Harvard Yard last week, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive and one of Harvard’s most famous dropouts, told this year’s graduating...

Fatal Stabbing of Black Student in Maryland Investigated as a Hate Crime

By MATT STEVENS May 22, 2017 A white student at the University of Maryland was charged on Sunday in the fatal stabbing a black college student in what the authorities are investigating as a possible hate crime. Officials on Sunday charged the suspect, Sean...

Bringing the Dream of an Elite College to Rural Students

By placing college advisers in public schools, an organization is trying to break down the social, economic and psychological barriers that keep low-income rural students from dreaming big.