Clinton Global Initiative University 2013 Commitment-Maker; Epidemiology Major at University of Rochester Growing up in the Bronx, violence was inescapable, with age offering no immunity. When I was in sixth grade, Gang members shot and killed two of my closest friends as we walked home from school one day. We were only 20 minutes from home. It was ...

    Dr. Boyce Watkins explains why college athletes should be paid.     Click to Watch      

    At what cost comes a higher-education degree? According to New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow, the cost of college tuition has risen 68 percent. “In the ‘new normal,’ retirement and health care costs simultaneously drive up the cost of higher education, and compete with education for limited public resources. The ‘new normal’ no longer expects to see a recovery ...

    My brother was dead. I was fully convinced that my brother was dead. Growing up in sunny central Florida, I felt removed from the grim realities of society. Though I knew crime happened, I understood it more in theoretical sense. In my world of palm trees, rollercoasters, and sunshine, it was hard to imagine crime in any tangible ...

    If you’ve recently heard about black youth in news reports, it’s likely that you recall reading about gun violence or crime. But was the perspective of at least one black youth included in what you read or watched? Probably not. Instead, we usually see portraits and mugshots packaged with blippy soundbites about drugs, crime or the statistic of ...

    The field of higher education has changed completely in the past couple of decades. Unlike before, when only a few talented and intelligent students went on to get a college education, now it has become a necessity as the jobs available in the new economy require more than just a high school diploma. Because of this, American institutions ...

By Ryan Mack As the election comes to a conclusion we sit within a country divided. A little more than half are excited about the victory of Barack Obama, and a little less than half are disappointed their candidate of choice lost. However, in light of the fervor this election has sustained for more than a year I would like ...

Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg’s former college roommate, Samyr Laine, an Olympic Jumper for Haiti, wants Mark’s help. Laine is preparing to launch an organization called Jump For Haiti Foundation that, through training camps and clinics, will build a new generation of home-grown athletes to compete at future Olympic competitions. Laine is hoping his old roommate will contribute to his foundation. “I ...

Clarence Aaron was just 23-years old and in college when he was given three life sentences for his alleged involvement in a drug distribution ring.   Aaron had no criminal record and the felony was non-violent.  But he admits that he introduced two friends to one another who were involved in drugs, and didn’t do anything else. Aaron has been ...

Tyra Banks is changing it up-sort of. The CW has announced the next cycle of “America’s Next Top Model” will go to college for Cycle 19. Most of the participants on ANTM have been “college age” but on this cycle, they will be specifically college students. Another new twist will be that much like other reality shows, like “American Idol”, ...