National News

• Higher Education Act may finally see action (Education Week)
  
  
• Minority-serving institutions impacted by moratorium on earmarks (Diverse Issues in Higher Ed)
  
  
• Two women on short list to lead Harvard (CNN.com)
  
  
• University pledges to end race, gender preference in admissions (CNN.com)
  
  
• New bills would prod states to take national view on standards (Education Week)
  
  
• New definition for liberal education (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Teaching America about race (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Michigan: University to comply with ruling (New York Times)
  
  
• Panel urges collegians to focus on liberal arts (USA Today)
  
  
• University of Michigan to end race-based admissions (USA Today)
  
  
• Return on college endowments rises for third straight year (USA Today)