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Few recipients of the presidential Medal of Freedom have carried more cultural and artistic weight than Bob Dylan, who received the recognition from President Barack Obama on Tuesday at the White House for contributions to American life and culture.

How many voices of opposition does it take to change minds? Several past, current and hopeful students of the Classics Academy at Morristown High School hope their voices may have been just enough to prevent the young program from being removed from the 2012-13 academic calendar.

Dr. Osnat Levtzion-Korach will become director-general of Hadassah University Medical Center on Jerusalem's Mount Scopus on June 1. A pediatrician and graduate of the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Levtzion-Korach is replacing Prof.

According to the Mayan calendar, December 21, 2012, is the date for a major world cataclysm, perhaps, even the end of the world.

Olivia Culpo has never been shy. She has been studying and performing the cello for 14 years and has recently taken up modeling and acting.

Chief Enterprise Reporter Jessica Van Sack is an award-winning journalist and the Herald's chief enterprise reporter.

A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers - suggesting they may be at risk of developing the same degenerative brain disease as some retired football players.

Mitt Romney will join billionaire Donald Trump tonight in Las Vegas for a fundraiser five days after the real estate developer and reality television star sought to re-ignite debate about President Barack Obama's birthplace.

When acrimonious contract talks between Boston University's faculty and administration in 1979 proved divisive, Norman Lichtin, the chemistry department chairman, tried to remain a friend to all his colleagues.

President Obama's campaign has yet to find a clear 2012 reelection slogan that carries the heft of 2008's "Change You Can Believe In," raising worries among his supporters - and hopes among Republicans - that he is having trouble articulating a concise case for a second term.

"There are real issues middle class families are dealing with every day and that's where Elizabeth is focused," Warren spokeswoman Alethea Harney told the Herald.

Institutions from the Ivy League to the local community college scramble to lure the shiniest star they can to their podiums on graduation day.

Officials examine the scene of a May 12 minivan crash in New Zealand that left three Boston University students dead.

While these medications have enabled many students to continue their education into college, they also make them more susceptible to the effects of alcohol abuse.

Many notable guest lecturers, speakers and teachers have visited Chapman University during its 150-year-plus history.

On the final exam for an American religion class I taught this spring, I asked my Boston University students to offer Mitt Romney some unsolicited advice on how to talk to the American public about his Mormon faith.

Ms. Maybury is celebrating in style at a lavish spa resort in Western Massachusetts.

When Marines are able to defuse tense situations in Afghanistan, some of the credit may go to training they received from a local firm.

Washington, May 27: Researchers have confirmed that the turtles are most closely associated to crocodilians and birds rather than to lizards, snakes, and tuataras.

Garrett Hendren, Mesilla Valley Christian boys basketball standout student athlete, has committed to play his collegiate basketball at Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass.