National News - October 6, 2009

• Asia rising: Countries funnel billions into universities (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
• More colleges develop classes on how to treat war veterans (USA Today)
• First Coast professors meet surging student demand by going digital (Jacksonville.com)
• At transfer time in California, thousands of students hit a dead end (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Blacks’ fight for tenure roils Emerson (Boston.com)
• Computing surge in Georgia (Inside Higher Ed)
• Prepaid college savings plans might not cover all costs (The New York Times)