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Quick Takes: Affirmative Action Ballot Dispute, Women's Sports Participation, Yale Will Spend More, Supreme Court Rejects Appeal on Campus Elections, Purchase of Textbook Company, New Buyer Possible for Myers U., Better Late Than Never

Controversial Reform in New Zealand

U. of Auckland moves toward selective admissions and more of a research focus -- and critics say it is becoming Americanized.

Counterpoint to Presidential Careerism

In era of million-dollar campus CEO's, small college group urges focus on "fit" between leaders' personal "call" and the mission of their institutions.

Attacking the GMAT Monopoly

Exam that for decades has been required for MBA programs is getting some competition at Stanford and MIT -- raising questions about standardized testing and admissions.

Grant for Islamic Studies Put on Indefinite Hold

A controversial Islamic think tank's plans to endow a chair at Temple U. fall through -- because of prudence or undue influence?

What They Saw in Arkansas

16 years after Bill Clinton, another "education governor" seeks the presidency. A look at the Huckabee record on higher ed.

Quick Takes: Animal Rights Activists vs. Berkeley, Sallie Mae Warning on Loans, Contract for Part-Timers at GW, Flagship Leaders Under Fire, Cambridge Fires President, Virginia Returns Sculptures, Missing the Point of de Beauvoir

Economists on Higher Ed

Papers at annual meeting explore assessment, student aid, course sequence and the role of community colleges.