Immigrant student Bhanu Challa unexpectedly traded her anticipated diploma for handcuffs in 2011, during a federal crack-down on universities suspected of visa fraud.

“I was blank, totally blank … ,” Challa said, recalling her shock. “I didn't know what to do, who I could approach.”

Richard Chavez Jr. has an ambitious business plan. He seeks $50,000 in seed money for a proposed mobile youth counseling center set to launch in 2020. It could be earlier if he gets paroled.

Chavez is serving an eight-year sentence in a Texas prison for aggravated assault. While incarcerated, though, he is participating in a unique program designed to encourage prisoner reform and reduce recidivism through the teaching of business concepts.

The latest trend in helicopter parenting has arrived. 

Lori Osterberg and her husband recently moved from Denver to Portland, Ore., to live with their daughter while she attends college.

The couple considered moving just for the adventure, but ultimately decided their adventure would be to house and support their daughter as she pursues her degree.

Congress threw some whole grains out of first lady Michelle Obama’s food fight last week by passing a massive year-end spending bill that eases some restrictions on schools struggling to meet the healthy school meal standards she has championed.

The University of Virginia (UVA) refused to lift a suspension on Greek activities this week, despite intense pressure and questions behind the reason for the temporary ban. University officials brought Greek life on campus to a standstill a few weeks ago in response to a disturbing Rolling Stone article detailing an alleged gang rape at a UVA fraternity house. 

One optimistic legislator hopes to get a revised No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law signed by President Barack Obama early next year.

Excessive alcohol consumption is the “fuel” for sexual assault, according to University of Virginia Board of Visitors member L.D. Britt.

The university’s board of directors met Tuesday to formulate a response to the firestorm created by last week’s Rolling Stone article detailing the disturbing sexual assault of a woman at a fraternity house and the “culture of rape” plaguing the school. In response to the story, the school suspended activities at all fraternities and sororities, where officials acknowledge much of the drinking on campus takes place.