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Charitable giving to the nation's colleges and universities reached $30.30 billion in 2011, an 8.2 percent increase over the previous year, a new survey says. The 20 institutions that raised the most received $8.24 billion. Stanford, Harvard and Yale topped the list.

Harris scored the first points in Olympic women's basketball history and was the first Black woman inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, among other accolades. She turned the NBA down in 1977.

Hedge fund boss Bill Ackman has waged battles in corporate boardrooms. He writes lengthy public letters and digs in. Now, he's using those same tactics in wars with Ivy League schools and the media.

In nearly two dozen interviews, Houstonians expressed everything from admiration and relief to skepticism and dread following the seizure of leader Nicolás Maduro.

Gay faced growing criticism from lawmakers, alumni and donors for not denouncing violence and hateful rhetoric against Jewish students more clearly or forcefully enough during congressional testimony.

The secret to his success isn't just genius — it's collaboration a lot of creative friends. Author Daniel Pollack-Pelzner interviewed more than 150 people for his biography about the Hamilton creator.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic to preview the College Football Playoff and upcoming bowl season games.

March Madness basketball play reaches the Sweet 16 on the men's side — the women's will be solidified by the end of the day. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Nicole Auerbach with The Athletic.

Ina Jaffe is a veteran NPR correspondent covering the aging of America. Her stories on Morning Edition and All Things Considered have focused on older adults' involvement in politics and elections, dating and divorce, work and retirement, fashion and sports, as well as issues affecting long term care and end of life choices. In 2015, she was named one of the nation's top "Influencers in Aging" by PBS publication Next Avenue, which wrote "Jaffe has reinvented reporting on aging."

Facing competition at home, Indian manufacturing company Mahindra recently introduced to the U.S. the GenZe, a scooter with cargo space designed to appeal to young Americans in cities.