The GMAT, one of the keys of admission to business school, will undergo a major format change in June 2012. It will add a third component, integrative reasoning, to the current verbal and quantitative sections. Although Rajan Chandran, vice dean at Temple's Fox School of Business, calls the test a useful snapshot of a student's abilities, he says that business schools also consider other factors. "We want to create entrepreneurial leaders and change agents. Test scores reflect some skills, but emotional intelligence is just as important," said Chandran.

Temple University is offering $5 million in scholarships to residents of low-income neighborhoods near campus. The university announced Monday that the funds will go to 250 students from North Philadelphia over the next decade. The program that begins this fall is part of Mayor Michael Nutter's effort to double the percentage of city residents with college degrees. University President Ann Weaver Hart said the Temple 20/20 Scholarships reflect "Temple's longstanding commitment to educate Philadelphians and provide access to all."

The next era of Temple football begins tomorrow night in the third Mayor's Cup. New coach Steve Addazio has been charged with the task of taking the team to an even higher level. "I'm dealing with Thursday," Addazio said. "That's how I think. Right now, nothing else matters." He is grateful for the players' mindset. "It's been a total buy-in. They believe in what the plan is. Everyone's 100 percent behind it. Nobody ever said, 'We did it this way.' It's, 'Coach, what do you need?' Always. I couldn't ask for more than that."

Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, is being viewed warily in China. "Noda has to be more careful in how he addresses Japan's shared history with Asia," said Jeff Kingston of Temple University, Japan Campus, in a widely distributed Associated Press story. "Clearly Japan's economic future is closely tied to China's rise and it's not helpful for the positive economic relationship to be held hostage to history."