"National CrossTalk" is a publication of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. The National Center promotes public policies that enhance opportunities for quality education and training beyond high school. The primary purpose of "National CrossTalk" is to stimulate informed discussion and debate of higher education issues. This issue of "National CrossTalk" contains the following articles: (1) Texas Returns to Affirmative Action: Readjustment and Confusion in the Aftermath of Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions (Carl Irving); (2) Can Athletics and Academics Coexist? Colleges and Universities Wrestle with Big-Time Sports (Don Campbell); (3) A Helping Hand: The Community College of Denver Reaches Out to First-Generation Students (Kay Mills); and (4) Ambitious Agenda: Michael Crow Has Brought an Entrepreneurial Spirit to Arizona State University (Kathy Witkowsky). Other Voices, a regularly featured section, presents: (1) Access Denied: Low-Income Students Are Hit Hardest by the Latest Round of Tuition Hikes and Budget Cuts (David L. Kirp); (2) The Business We're in: When Standard Formulas Fail, the Work of Policymakers Has Got to Change (Gordon K. Davies); and (3) "Policy Speak" in the Crosshairs: Jargon-Heads Face Friendly Fire (Todd Sallo). "Responding to the Crisis in College Opportunity," a special supplement to "National CrossTalk," is also included.