National News

• Student loan investigation widens to include alumni associations (American Council on Education)
  
  
• University of Missouri hit by hackers (The Boston Times)
  
  
• Student loan official at Education Department steps down (CNN)
  
  
• State accused of inflating exit exam data (Education Commission of the States)
  
  
• House to act fast on student loans (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Putting the soul back in science (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Federal student loan official Is resigning (The New York Times)
  
  
• Science college first to make SAT/ACT scores optional (USA Today)
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Life' to catalogue species-$12.5 Million Web Project Launched (The Washington Post)
  
  
• Federal student loan chief will step down (The Washington Post)