Rwanda is commemorating the 20-year anniversary of the genocide. Since that time, more women have entered politics to help with the recovery. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

In an 2012 op-ed published in Amherst's student newspaper, former student Angie Epifano wrote about being sexually assaulted and the response she received from the school. Marshall Petty hide caption

Stephen Colbert responded to criticism about a tweet about his show from his TV network last Monday, saying he would dismantle the imaginary foundation that created the stir. Comedy Central hide caption

Lydia Davis is the winner of the 2013 Man Booker International Prize. Courtesy of Farrar, Straus and Giroux hide caption

Peter Matthiessen, shown here at his New York house in 2004, was a Zen Buddhist priest, a spy, an activist and a well-respected writer of both fiction and nonfiction. Ed Betz/AP hide caption