When it comes to attracting a mate, flowers and sweets often do the trick—even for one of the world's smallest birds—the purple throated carib, a hummingbird species native to the mountainous islands of the Eastern Caribbean.

By Tamar Lewin Berea College, founded 150 years ago to educate freed slaves and "poor white mountaineers," accepts only applicants from low-income families, and it charges no tuition.

By O'Brien, George Nick Fusini's career ambitions changed somewhat roughly a year after he enrolled at Springfield Technical Community College; his original plan was to get into civil engineering; however, he later focused his sights on the related field of construction management.

By Sara Rimer The discussion in the "States of Poverty" seminar at Amherst College, an elite liberal arts institution in Massachusetts, was getting a little theoretical.

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- QuestBridge, a national nonprofit that that connects talented, low-income students with top American colleges, today announced the winners of its prestigious College Match program.