Liberia has had more than its fair shares of challenges, and is trying to rebuild after enduring a devastating Ebola epidemic and civil war. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro meets an American woman who has made her home in...

At TEDYouth 2011, performance artist Carvens Lissaint shows how to use language, metaphor and imagery to express a powerful idea -- as in this spoken-word performance, a stirring plea to make college education more accessible.

Unlike her European counterparts, the Netherlands invested very little in education within its colonies. While the Dutch introduced a system of formal education for the local population of Indonesia, it was restricted to certain...

It's no secret that college is expensive. Besides tuition costs, there's room and board, books and supplies, transportation, health insurance–not to mention the opportunity cost of postponing the start of a career.College is still worth...

Howcast - One of the smartest things you can do -- besides getting a college degree -- is to find the least expensive way to pay for it. Following these guidelines will help.

Howcast - If you want to get into an Ivy League school, you'd better be willing to put in some serious effort. Here are some basics to keep in mind.

Howcast - In recent years, Ivy League universities have raised the number of scholarships they award to students. More students are seeking awards, making the application process for these scholarships very competitive.

Free money for tuition is floating around out there; you just have to know where to look.

When you select which college to attend, make sure you do the math before signing up. Here's everything you need to know to calculate the direct and indirect costs of college, along with loans and other financial-aid options available to...

For the first time, Montreal’s École Polytechnique awarded post-graduate engineering scholarships to 14 women, the same number killed at the institution on Dec. 6, 1989. The Order of the White Rose was created in memory of the 14 female...

The University of Regina and a Vancouver-based non-profit are looking to raise $500,000 to bring 25 Afghan scholars facing deportation in Qatar to Saskatchewan.

It’s an inter-tribal event where the public can enjoy dancing, music, art and vendors selling clothing and food.

Elizabeth Weise, senior science and technology reporter for USA Today, said that if the Amazon founder follows through with his pledge, his $2 billion gift will be on the top 50 charitable organizations in the United States.

Sole North American competitor in the 2018 FIFA eWorld Cup, Alex Betancourt, sat down with MLS's Senior Director of Properties and Cheddar's anchors to discuss the challenges facing eSports--and the potential for e-games to triumph as...

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame awarded a total of $10,000 in scholarships.

The nonprofit organization held its 43rd annual reception this weekend, awarding the scholarships to students who have been diagnosed with cancer.

Becca Sexton of Trumbull High School, and Sophia Rodriguez of Saint Joseph's High School were selected from a pool of applicants who submitted essays.

The NYC All-Star High School Football Senior Game is set to take place at the field on Rutland Road on May 25. City Grind Sports are the organizers of the event.

Black women are often underrepresented in leadership positions in higher education but these four leaders at the University of Toronto hope to continue to be part of changing that. CBC's Dwight Drummond sits down with them to discuss...

There are calls for an RCMP fraud investigation into an Ontario family that has claimed Inuit ancestry. The family the twin claimed to be related to says they are ‘flabbergasted’

Will Sealy, co-founder and CEO of digital student loan consulting firm Summer, joined Cheddar News to discuss the process to obtain the best financial aid package ahead of a new school year.

It's time for Stretching Your Dollar, a regular segment where Cheddar News gives you tangible tips for how to make the most of your money. Today's topic: tips for getting student financial aid.

Soaring inflation and tuition fees force US college students to choose between eating, or filling their car's fuel tank

Actor Jesse Williams is teaming up with Scholly for its ‘Pay it Off Fund’ that divvies up $100,000 among four recipients to help pay down student loan debt. Williams and Christopher Gray, the founder and CEO of Scholly, joined Cheddar...