Teaching the art of darkness

ELGIN — While some colleges are getting rid of their darkrooms and only teaching digital photography, Elgin Community College continues to teach students how to work with both film and digital cameras. ECC courses include Introduction to Black & White Photography, Color Photography, Digital Photography, Digital Manipulation, and Studio & Location Lighting. “We want students to become creative ...

No further developments: SUNY Adirondack photo classes go digital

QUEENSBURY -- Each year, students in Renee O’Brien’s photography class at SUNY Adirondack critique their work, and they did it again Wednesday.

Analysis: U.S. cities wrestle with universities for cash

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In 1978, after New York City had barely escaped bankruptcy, Mayor Ed Koch went looking for cash from an unlikely source: the city's colleges and other nonprofits, which do not pay taxes on their valuable land. Koch was trying to do then what cash-starved cities are now pulling off: extracting more money from colleges, universities and private hospitals to help restore bare ...

Study shows community colleges impact on economy: $3 billion

DENVER - JohnPaul Magno is the example. He used to work as a tattoo artist and a customer service representative. After he lost work during the recession, he looked for new direction.

How Instagram Took America by Storm [INFOGRAPHIC]

Have you caught Instagram fever?