As a Black student at a university with a complicated racial history, I learned quickly that academics were only part of the experience.

AJC senior reporter Gavin Godfrey went to Syracuse looking for the ‘real world.’ Along the way, he found lifelong brothers, a deeper sense of community and his calling.

Dr. Erica Schwartz inherits a CDC in crisis. After her first public appearance, questions remain about whether she can restore trust in the Atlanta-based agency.

Cast and crew from the original "A Different World" and its reboot host a premiere at Morehouse College.

Some Saturdays come with a soundtrack. This one moved from *NSYNC and Drake to Usher and Kool & the Gang, with brass filling stadiums and drumlines carrying the energy.

We put AJC managing editor and resident "A Different World" expert Janel Davis to the test. Credits: Keith Lovely Jr / AJC | tvONE | Getty Images

There is plenty of anecdotal and cultural evidence to support that version of the story, including this week’s Netflix premiere of the series reboot.

The UATL team reflects on how “A Different World” shaped their college dreams, HBCU choices and expectations of Black campus life. Credits: AJC|tvONE|Getty

HBCU enrollment surged during the six-season run of ‘A Different World’, but broader gains in Black college attendance tell a more complicated story.

The first new academic building at Clark Atlanta University in three decades centralizes tutoring, internships, mentoring and graduate school support.