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Ex-Colombian President Uribe Draws More Fire at Georgetown

-Peter W. Fulham

Students and professors continue to rail against Alvaro Uribe's human rights record as president and his hiring at the Jesuit school.

Louisiana Unprepared to Protect Children in Disasters

-Peter W. Fulham

A new report issued by Save The Children notes that the young people who were thrown into turmoil by Hurricane Katrina are still at risk in the event of a natural disaster.

Politics: Five Rising Stars Age 25 and Under

-Katie Glueck

Here are two media figures, one elected official and two political leaders rising fast, though all are under 26. If you haven't heard of them yet, you soon may.

Online Donations Fight Student Debt at ScholarMatch, SponsorMyDegree

-Samantha Michaels

Amid rising concern over college debt, an increasingly popular group of websites is connecting students directly with donors who want to help decrease their tuition burden.

Wind Farms Generating Energy and Jobs in Iowa

-Matt Vasilogambros

The Hawkeye State, which has been hit hard with manufacturing losses, has found new promise in the business of harnessing a most plentiful natural resource.

Colombian Higher Education Reform: Increasing Access, Eyeing U.S. Solutions

-Andrea Patino

While higher education does not guarantee social mobility, there is clearly untapped potential in Colombia's young people and their capacity to help the country shift away from rule by a small elite class.

Missouri's Proposition C Vote: 'Health Care Freedom Act' Set to Test Obamacare

-Andrew Clark

On August 3, voters in Missouri will get to cast the first public vote on Obama's health care bill. The decision -- however it falls -- could have deep impact on elections this November, and even 2012.

Beck University: First Course Faith 101 Provides Education On Demand

-Matt Vasilogambros

Glenn Beck's new education platform has made its debut. You might learn something about what's been left out of the history books.

As Congress Investigates For-Profit Colleges, Students Face Risky Choices

-Elizabeth Schiffman

"For profit schools are an important part of the mix of post-secondary institutions," Sen. Tom Harkin said. "[But] this data begs for oversight of this industry, which will begin . . . today."

Autonomous China and the Fight Over Heritage

-Andrew Clark

In places like Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, the battle against the ruling Han Chinese is on to keep ancestral culture intact.

Look Away, U.S. World Cup Fans: 25 Photos of Excitement in Ghana

-Andrea Patino

Ghana is Africa's only remaining team in the World Cup, and the Black Stars -- as the team is known -- are a source of hope and excitement for an entire continent.

To Hyderabad and Back: A Student Journalist's Hard Lessons in India

-Riane Menardi

People ask me all the time how I liked India. I tell them I loved traveling by rickshaw, but I never mentioned my frustration with the "don't-question-The-Man" mentality and the lax attitude toward lies and corruption.

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