A new National Center for Race Amity opens this month in Boston to foster learning and discussion at the community level about race. Wheelock College received a $400,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for the center. William Smith, who most recently was executive director of ...

A lawyer for University of Rhode Island students has asked a judge to strike down a law allowing police in a beach town to place stickers on homes that host loud parties. The stickers are intended to deter raucous gatherings among students who ...

The U.S. government may be tightening its grip on the banking system, but don't expect it to change your branch's hours, tack fees onto your account or overhaul your bank's Web site. The federal government doesn't want to be running ...

Isn't it true that it pays to go to a higher-ranked (and in most cases more expensive) college because you can earn more money when you graduate? You've put your finger on a hot-button issue to which there's no easy answer. And you're making several assumptions that may not be true. 1. Financial aid. For starters ...