They're happy with the support he has put into education, especially the programs for Hispanics, for his support of science. There are a reasonable amount of positive things happening, but what we are unhappy with is the general status of under-representation in the nation, and the fact that it is getting worse. That's a big issue. There is extreme concern. The needs of science are multi-dimensional.
People are multi-dimensional.
We should have science for all. I've never seen stronger sensitivity to the idea that we need to bring everybody into the picture, to inclusiveness. Neil Lane talks about the civic scientist, the scientist who is concerned about the bigger picture. Right now, the National Science Foundation is being sued for programs that essentially target according to gender, ethnicity, or race. While we recognize, as a group, that we must include all people, we're seeing our various programs, which have in substance been effective, being taken away from us through all these lawsuits.