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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Atlantic contributing writer Tyler Austin Harper about the evolving relationship between universities and student activism.

Comics veteran Ben Katchor's new book, Hand-Drying in America, examines the spaces we live and work in, and the ways we build and navigate through them. Critic Glen Weldon says Katchor's panels "celebrate the mundane world around us by revealing it to be anything but."

We hear rare eyewitness testimony from Darfur, one of the worlds unseen and often forgotten conflicts — which has resulted in the largest child displacement crisis in the world.

The country singer-songwriter's 15th studio album feels as fresh as anything he's ever done. Better yet, these songs were built to be played live.

August can still bring hot and wet weather, so why not spend it in a nice, cool movie theater? In this week's "Cinema Chat," WEMU's David Fair speaks to…

William Bennett uses African percussion to create dance music that's both primal and futuristic.

Haggard has been churning out albums for nearly 40 years, fashioning a career as an iconoclastic country-music legend. Now 70, "The Hag" has just made a foray into bluegrass: The Bluegrass Sessions features revamped versions of songs both old and new.

Lori's Hands is a nonprofit organization that connects college student volunteers to adults in the community who are living with chronic illness. The students provide companionship and practical assistance to people who share their health and life experiences to support students’ learning. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talked to Maddi Riemenschneider, Lori's Hands Metro Detroit Senior Manager, and Eastern Michigan University student James Thurman about the organization's mission to connect generations within the community.