Charlotte-based Women Executives gives students their wings

Women Executives honored five members of its WINGS program at a luncheon Thursday. The initiative provides aid and mentoring to women 25 and older attending Charlotte colleges and universities.

Growing Faulkner scholarship program bolstering fortunes of single parents

One woman is pursuing a doctorate degree. One is a banker. One is a local nurse. One is teaching.

Gazette.Net: Four Damascus High School graduates headed to Bowie State University

Faced with paying nearly $17,000 per year for her college education, Joy Dangerfield was considering taking out student loans or asking her mother for help.

Simon Scholars Latino Graduate Beats Incredible Odds; Off To Georgetown

Jonathan Espinoza, a senior at Segerstrom High School student in Santa Ana, Calif., thanks to Simon Scholars, has received a full scholarship to attend Georgetown University beginning in the fall of 2012.

Saginaw High senior wins Gates Scholarship

A Saginaw High School senior has been awarded the Gates Millennium Scholarship.