Education Jan 12 Individual coaching demystifies college for first-generation applicants Final deadlines for college applications are looming this week, and students who are first in their families to attend college are far less likely to have help navigating the application system. The College Advising Corps aims to change that by…
Arts Jan 12 Stuck behind bars, a writer found a way to connect to the world Reginald Dwayne Betts grew up an honor student with hopes for college, but went to prison at 16 for carjacking, his first run-in with the law. Reading, and poetry in particular, became a comfort and gave him a new identity.