The world will end one day, but it’s not going to be anytime soon. With the devastation that followed Hurricane Sandy and the looming end of the Mayan calendar—and, according to some, the outcome of the presidential election—there are people who...

Arne Duncan, U.S. secretary of education, is encouraging colleges, universities and scholarship programs to consider extending an early November deadline for applications, according to a U.S. Department of Education news release. The extension for the...