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Time was, the merrymaking season was also a time for mischief-making.

The stadium is named after H.C. "Curley" Byrd, a proponent of segregation. The university's current president, Wallace D. Loh, said the stadium's name sends a racial message to black students.

The collapse of the economy, combined with sky-high inflation, has left university professors earning about $35 a month. Droves of professionals have left, seeking opportunities abroad.

Ending a run of more than 30 years on the air, talk show host Diane Rehm plans to retire after the 2016 elections, according to WAMU, the NPR member station where her show is produced.

Education professor Pedro Noguera discusses whether the overhaul of the federal law will help students who need it most.

Illinois' Legislative Black Caucus says more changes could be on the way.Representative Elgie Sims, a Democrat from Chicago, says the new law forbids…

Researchers analyzing pottery fragments and bones at a neolithic settlement near Stonehenge believe roast pork and beef stew were likely main courses for people visiting the famous English monument.

Congress has done its part, and the much-maligned law is on its way out. But what will folks say at the education law's wake? Hint: Most won't have tears in their eyes.

This is only the 30th jubilee since the Catholic Church began the celebration in the year 1300.

Petra Mayer, an editor at NPR Books, joins host Audie Cornish to talk about the latest edition the Book Concierge. It's a filterable list of great reads, recommended by NPR staff and book critics.