Hundreds of Sarah Palin fans lined up Wednesday at a Michigan book store to get the chance to meet the former Alaska governor as she kicked off a national tour for her book "Going Rogue." ...more

November 18, 2009

A record 23 private college and university presidents received more than $1 million in total compensation in fiscal 2008, according to an analysis of the most recently available data published Monday by the Chronicle of Higher Education. A record one in four in the study of 419 colleges' mandatory IRS filings made at least $500,000. ...more

November 3, 2009

When he sat down with a pen and paper and tried to reflect on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with an eye to the future presidency of Barack Obama, Tampa Poet Laureate James Tokley didn't know what he would say. ...more

January 21, 2009

Erin Stawarz can easily call her parents to baby-sit or suggest toys for Christmas, but one topic remains taboo: asking them to help pay for their grandchildren's college tuition. ...more

October 5, 2008

For 29 years, the state of Florida has provided tuition grants for Florida residents attending a private Florida college or university full time. ...more

January 19, 2008

SEBRING — To pay college tuition, some parents take out a second mortgage on their home, postpone retirement, or require their children to borrow tens of thousands of dollars in bank loans and credit cards. ...more

December 19, 2007

If you want to know how Eckerd College in St. Petersburg ranks among its peers, look no further than the perennial U.S. News and World Report compilation of America's Best Colleges. ...more

October 8, 2007