National News

• 10 are accused of scheme to fake college transcripts (The New York Times)
  
  
• Montgomery ranks 5th in U.S.; D.C., Alexandria lag (The Washington Post)
  
  
• University of Iowa faculty to rethink naming (University Business)
  
  
• New York Times Magazine college essay contest (The New York Times)
  
  
• Challenges for black colleges’ brightest in the lab (The New York Times)
  
  
• College board tries to police use of ‘advanced placement’ label (The New York Times)
  
  
• Provocative theory on merit (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Higher Ed Is in the House (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• Easing friction over tech transfer (Inside Higher Ed)
  
  
• State's private colleges outgrow public ones (Knoxville News Sentinel)
  
  
• Sallie Mae schedules shareholders' vote (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• Compare college-savings plans to stay ahead of higher-education bills (The Boston Globe)
  
  
• ACE supports DREAM Act Amendment to FY 2008 Defense Spending Bill (American Council on Education)