A few weeks ago, 60 Minutes aired a feature on a nonprofit organization called Khan Academy. Its mission statement is bold: “A free world-class education for anyone, anywhere.” As a website, KhanAcademy.org...

The time has come and almost gone again. Brackets were filled, fingers were crossed, and all chaos ensued. Over six million brackets were filled in the ESPN Tournament Challenge, and over six million of...

Perhaps it took Dicky Pride a while to figure out what it is like to be completely healthy following a golf season. Or, maybe it was a surge of inspiration after raising over $170,000 for Tuscaloosa in...

A month ago, the United States Supreme Court announced that it would hear a case regarding the use of affirmative action during the admissions process at the University of Texas, provoking a national debate...

I only have to offer here a few comments on the absurd and repulsive nature in which our U.S. government conducts itself. Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the primary suspect in the murder of 16 civilians in Afghanistan...

So let me get this straight. Republicans, you are the party of life, for a small government, lower taxes and fiscal conservatism, yet you support the printing and borrowing of money for a trillion dollar...

I’ve always regarded baseball with a cautious eye. I played one season of tee ball in the wee years of my youth, and 18 wins and a missing thumbnail later I came away with the only athletic championship...

It’s no secret that overcrowding exists on our campus. Since 2003, enrollment has increased by over 50 percent and shows no signs of slowing down. Even if overcrowding wasn’t reflected in statistics,...

In a speech to supporters at the University of Michigan in January, President Barack Obama spoke to a demographic he’s seemingly ignored since asking for their vote last election – college students....

When a former student first asked me to be a part of her graduate community journalism project at the University of Alabama, I was thrilled. Not only because of her steadily emerging academic success,...