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Dear Readers, As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, we are filled with an indomitable spirit of hope and anticipation for what lies ahead. This [...]

I'll never forget that day in 1986 when my dad told me he was quitting his job at the Pentagon to go full time with his side business. It really [...]

The city of Virginia Beach, Va. completed an interbasin transfer from Lake Gaston on the Roanoke River for municipal water supply in 1998 after years of controversy. Federal regulatory and judicial decision processes provided the primary forums for debating the proposal's merits. A major project opponent was the state of North Carolina in which most of Lake Gaston and the downstream portion of the river are located. Interbasin transfers are always controversial as the direct impacts in the area of origin are compounded by concern over possible disruption in the sense of place and environmental quality that water contributes to an area. The Virginia Beach transfer produces relatively modest impacts as it is small in relation to the size of the source, leading to a consistent regulatory finding of no significant environmental impact. Alternatives were limited as significant demand reduction measures had already been implemented, additional local water sources were limited, desalination would have been more costly, and construction of new reservoirs would have been environmentally damaging. The transfer appears to provide a relatively noninjurious solution to a reasonable need for water supply expansion. DOI: 10.1061(ASCE)0733-9496(2007)133:5(456) CE Database subject headings: Water supply; Municipal water; River basins; Regulations; Conflicts; North Carolina; Virginia; Lakes.

At the age of 45, Fox TV sports broadcaster James Brown's athletic and television career has included the stuff of which dream's are made. A standout among schoolboy basketball players [...]

Water law typically evolves through several stages in response to changing demands. Changes are likely to result in reallocation among different interests that compete for water resources. Water law at a given time is not value-neutral, but favors certain uses over others based on the prevailing values during its formative period. Because of the diffusion of values throughout a water-allocation system, any change in the system is likely to effect a reallocation of the resource. Significant reallocations have occurred at different times during the history of the eastern states. Most recently, substitution of water-use permitting programs for common-law allocation systems has resulted in reallocation from certain types of landowners (such as riparian proprietors) to a broader cross section of society. These changes have strengthened the concept that water is a public resource while eroding the exclusive rights once associated with the ownership of certain property.

The military is drawing a large share of minority students by offering recruits training, further education, and decent pay. It is less advisable for academia to compete with the military for students than to see military personnel as potential students. (MLW)

Interview with Education Secretary Lauro Cavazos. Responds to his critics who claim that he has not accomplished what he set out to do and expands on some of his administration's proposals and stances. (JS)

Interview with Dr. Louis Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services. Discusses his views on health education, budget, access to health care, minority health, abortion, infant mortality, drugs, the Head Start Program, federal planning effects, and family influences. (JS)

When Black issues In Higher Education was being created a little more than 20 years ago, none of us associated with it could have anticipated what this magazine would eventually [...]

After having spent the past 30 years contemplating just the right words needed to report on the biggest education issues of the day, you'd think writing an anniversary note of [...]