In New Zealand, the University of Auckland lost more than 20 faculty members to American universities in the 1990s, says Mr Alexander.

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Kerry will make a "major address" on the issue at New York University, where at least five mothers of service members will criticize Bush's leadership in Iraq, McAuliffe told reporters in a conference call.

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In Texas, Baylor University has four new black sororities, despite the efforts of predominantly white sororities to pull in members of the minorities.

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