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Who gets to be a parent has been reshaped by IVF: Single women in their 40s are increasingly opting to become moms.

When the FBI looked into threatening emails Kelley had received, the investigation led to the uncovering of then-CIA Director Petraeus' affair with Broadwell. Kelley has now spoken publicly for the first time, to The Daily Beast.

Sokeel Park assists refugees from North Korea adjust to their new lives in the South. He hears first hand accounts of everyday life in the oppressive country — a life that can be poor, dangerous and rigidly controlled by the state.

If it seems perplexing why an idea that has broad support nationally could fail to pass the U.S. Senate, here's an important reminder: The Senate is not a democratic institution. In fact, it was structured to give sparsely populated states the ability to stop the majority's will. And that's what happened on background checks.

In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Jason Martin of DePaul University explains the growth of Chinese social media sites and the government’s attempts to…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-602758.mp3Albany, NY – NATIONAL SUMMIT ON HIGHER EDUCATION A TEST OF LEADERSHIP Pt. 1…

In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Peter Levine of Tufts University explores the social importance of active citizenship.Peter Levine is the Lincoln Filene…

Nearly half the horn players in an Australian study noticed that they'd lost some of their hearing. Among the younger horn players, hearing tests found that up to one-third of them had noise-related hearing deficits.

Two professors at Virginia's Randolph-Macon College find themselves in an unexpected position: facing each other in November for a seat in Congress.

Massachusetts Higher Education Commissioner Richard Freeland has announced plans to leave the post. Freeland has helped to shape college education in…