Education Sep 04 Can a cell phone video get your kid into college? Colleges and universities are getting increasingly creative with their admissions essay prompts, but a small liberal arts college has set a new precedent. In lieu of recommendation letters, extracurricular activities and test scores, Goucher College in Maryland will accept a…
Episode Sep 03 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 3, 2014 Tonight on the program, we take a look at the situation in Ukraine as President Obama cracks down at Russia's actions in the region. Also: President Obama's handling of the crises, how one student's dyslexia changed how a community viewed…
Nation Sep 03 The cost of keeping undocumented minors in the U.S. The influx of unaccompanied minors across the southern border has mounted pressure for reform, but executive action on the issue has slowed. Jeffrey Brown talks to Thomas Hodgson, sheriff of Bristol County, Massachusetts, who has overseen the placement of 989…
Nation Sep 03 The roots of 'Anonymous,' the infamous online hacking community As online hacking becomes more common, interest in the individuals and groups behind such cyber attacks rises. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with David Kushner of The New Yorker on the origins of one of the most infamous hacking groups, “Anonymous.”…