National News - August 13, 2009

• New Presidents or Provosts: Bentley College, Hampton U., New College Florida, Pikeville College, U. of Houston-Downtown (Inside Higher Ed)
• Lawmakers renew push for public service scholarships (Government Executive.com)
• University of Tennessee-Chattanooga loses Black enrollment (Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
• Economy, desire for degrees fill Tennessee community colleges (The Tennessean)
• Colleges try to preserve student services as money gets tighter (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
• State schools get $1.6M for homeless kids (The Capital Times)