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Daniel Duron and Kenny Butler, who started college in prison, participate in a mountain hike with their Pitzer College classmates and professors after resuming their classes on campus.

Getting a bachelor's degree in prison is rare. That's about to change

Kenny Butler and Daniel Duron worked toward their degrees while in prison. Their journey could become more common with Pell grants becoming available to incarcerated people.

George Laurer in 2011 at the University of Maryland's Innovation Hall of Fame. His many inventions, including the Universal Product Code, led to his induction into the hall in 1991.

IBM Engineer Who Designed The Universal Product Code Dies At 94

The bar code is now a packaging mainstay, but it probably wouldn't have worked without George Laurer.

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

2020 Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is an archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

Students listen as President Obama speaks at Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) in Brooklyn in 2013.

Turmoil Behind The Scenes At A Nationally Lauded High School

The early college model known as P-TECH, a six-year program combining high school and an associate degree, has been copied all over the country but is still a hotly contested work in progress.

Clinton Easily Wins West Virginia's Primary

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton won a landslide victory in West Virginia's Democratic primary Tuesday, defeating Illinois Sen. Barack Obama by a margin of more than 2 to 1. Still, Obama's loss is unlikely to change the trajectory of the race.

Obama's Notre Dame Visit Stirs Passions

The controversy over President Obama's planned appearance Sunday at the University of Notre Dame has highlighted the national divide over abortion. The visit to the Catholic school has provided a rallying point for the religious right — and spurred soul-searching on campus.

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