Texas Tech slashed 215 courses from its core curriculum in the last year, partly to meet its regional accreditor's standards, according to university officials.

The turtles inscribed within a circle that Douglas Lemon puts together with beads and stones help tell an Ojibwe creation story about how North America came to be known as 'Turtle Island."

SIKESTON -- History is coming alive in several libraries and schools in the area, and it's all thanks to "Picturing America," an exhibit offered through the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The National Steinbeck Center is throwing a fiesta this weekend for its namesake that explores his connections with the United States' neighbor to the south.

South Jersey has a large literary community, and there are plenty of opportunities for poets and other writers to share their work and discuss their craft.