Kenneth Chancey is a 23-year-old college graduate who was once homeless on Skid Row. Chancey graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a degree in political science. “I climbed here bare-handed,” Chancey told ABC News. “And yes it was harder than most people who are given resources, parental support. But it’s not impossible.” MUST READ: Homeless, […]

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Creating a student budget plan is an important step every student can take to assess his or her financial wellness. A college student budget can help you keep track of your expenses, analyze your assets and income and set financial goals for yourself. How To Survive Unemployment & Keep Financially Fit And whether those goals […]

BALTIMORE, Md. — Ty Hobson-Powell made history Sunday when he walked across the stage as the youngest person to graduate from The University Of Baltimore, completing four years of college in two years. The Baltimore Sun reports: Hobson-Powell gave up a fledgling basketball career when he began college three years ago, commuted more than an […]

Prospective students visiting Hood College already receive a look into life at the college. Soon, they’ll get a taste of it, too. The college has partnered with Uncle Ralph’s Not Yet Famous Cookies in Frederick to produce the “Hood” Cookie. The 3-ounce chocolate-chunk cookie will be given out to prospective students and their families when […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: None of the students or parents were really sure why they were sitting in the Benjamin Banneker Academic High School auditorium Thursday morning. Each principal, counselor or keeper-of-the-secret told a slightly different story: It’s an information session on scholarship opportunities. It’s a final meeting to go over details of their Gates […]