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	August 14, 2000

DIVERSITY, BUT NOT PREFERENCES Nearly 9 out of 10 Americans believe it is important to have racial and ethnic diversity on college campuses, but far fewer support the use of affirmative action to achieve it, according to the results of a telephone survey released Sunday by the American Council on Education. Ron Aira Anne M. Vidaver, the new chief scientist of the National Research Initiative: Despite the program's problems, "I couldn't resist the challenge." DYING ON THE VINE? The U.S. Agriculture Department's only competitive grant program produces good science, but suffers from inconsistent federal support and lukewarm interest from universities. ETHICS PROBLEMS FOR THE NSF An authorization bill is being held up because of a dispute over how the agency handled an official who accepted payments for speeches. A SURPRISING RECORD FOR A DEMOCRAT Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, Vice President Al Gore's choice as a running mate, has supported more research spending but criticized political correctness and racial preferences in admissions. COMMUNITY-COLLEGE RENAISSANCE By creating a new system of two-year institutions, Indiana hopes to train more skilled workers, but critics wonder whether the chosen overseer of the group will succeed.

BILLS IN CONGRESS: One new bill IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH: Two new regulations Affirmative action Desegregation Election 2000 Internet restriction and censorship Title IX and intercollegiate athletics The 1999 Almanac of Higher Education The college pork barrel State appropriations for higher education Enrollment by race