Receiving a diploma, with a little help from family

Margaret Peterson graduated from La Salle University last week as her husband watched via video from hospice.

Dating: How to get laid and get paid

How to get laid and get paid and be happy.

Home sales close in on three-and-a-half year high

Home resales rose in April to the highest level in nearly 3-1/2 years and prices surged, offering the economy a buffer.

Teaching Africa with complexities and nuance

Brandon D. Lundy’s book investigates ways of incorporating the study of Africa into existing curricula.

A job in fine dining means making people happy

We asked an expert how a career at an establishment with fancy linens and polished silver actually works.

Yahoo buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion, vows not to screw it up

Yahoo Inc will buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the Internet pioneer a social media platform to reach the younger generation.

Asian-American students hurt by race category

A new book looks at how Asian Americans are hurt by the AAPI race category.

Are Millennials the worst? Maybe not.

David Burstein’s new book “Fast Future: How the Millennial Generation is Shaping Our World” says Millennials are not, in fact, the worst.

Making art and making a living: Artists on the business

Making art and making a living can be two different things. Artists and arts organizations talk about how they do it.

VIDEO: “Made Here,” Reggie Watts, Cherry Jones and others share their stories

In its third season, “Made Here” invites artists to explain the nuts-and-bolts decisions of how they make things happen on and off stage.