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Presents state higher education-related news for June 4, 1999. Appointment of Marshall Drummond, former president of Eastern Washington University, as chancellor of the Los Angeles (California) Community College District; Lawsuits charging discrimination and perpetuation of racial segregation at Texas Southern University; A panel's defense of affirmative action in higher education.

Reports that students rallied to support affirmative-action programs at various universities in 1998. Low turnout for the event titled `National Days of Action to Defend Affirmative Action'; Largest rally held at the University of California at Berkeley; Comments from Bob Jensen, professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

Reports on a variety of stories from across the United States related to higher education. The chancellor of the University of Texas System deciding not to finance a political-action committee; None of the black applicants to the University of California at San Diego's School of Medicine being accepted; The Idaho State Board of Education denying a grant for a project on gay history; A growth of college-savings plans among middle-income families.