National News - December 22-23, 2009

• Recent college grads need perseverance in tough market (Lexington Herald-Leader/McClatchy Newspapers)
• Tuition tax off the table (Inside Higher Ed)
• TCC tuition-free for state workers (Tallahassee Democrat)
• 5 college majors on the rise (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Fixing Black education (Richmond Register)
• Community colleges may offer bachelor's degrees (ContraCosta Times.com)
• Private universities plugging the gaps in higher education (Vallejo Times Herald)