Here's a classic "good news, bad news situation" for you to think about on this Sunday afternoon. Let's start with the good news: undergraduate enrollment at private colleges and universities, according to a new Moody's survey, is up by almost 1 percent, and freshman applications at private schools rose by 4.3 percent, compared to last year.  Sounds good, right? Ok, now for the bad news: Moody's also reported that nearly 30 percent of private colleges are expecting a decline in net revenue from tuition and fees in the 2010 fiscal year. The big reason, Moody's said, is a rise in discounts and financial aid as a result of the economic downturn. That's the real struggle so many private schools are dealing with: how do we maintain enrollment while not giving away more net tuition revenue???

-Jeff Papa