National News

• New research on graduate education (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Something new: A four-year degree at a two-year college (New York Times)
  
  
• Alliant International University to reduce tuition by 26 percent (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  
  
• How one suburb's black students gain (New York Times)
  
  
• Colorado higher ed seeks $74 million more (Denver Post)
  
  
• Ninth grade- Crucial year can be precipice or springboard (Washington Post)
  
  
• Nonprofit colleges are takeover targets (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Saudi prince donates $40 million for Islamic studies (CNN.com)