Teen Ink Northeastern University Young Scholars Program Six weeks of lectures, computer classes, college campus, field trips, and lab work in the middle of a summer vacation. Sound like the way most juniors in high school spend their summer? Well, that’s the way twenty-five high school juniors and sophomores (and I) spent summer vacation. The program is called Northeastern University’s Young Scholars […]
At White House, college chiefs pledge more equitable access More than 80 college presidents, including several from Massachusetts, gathered at a White House summit Thursday, each bearing promises about what they will do to increase access for low-income and minority students. The meeting was part of an effort by President Obama and Michelle Obama to push educators to address the lack of opportunity for […]