Hearings on the enforcement of civil rights legislation in higher education and the impact of policies and litigation on compliance are presented. Efforts to desegregate and enhance historically-black state colleges are addressed. Louisiana's civil rights consent decree is outlined, with attention to: governance, student access, student financial aid, student attrition, equal employment opportunity, college cooperative efforts, financial aid, and monitoring and reporting. Compliance activities in Virginia and efforts to enhance black institutions are also addressed, with attention to 1983 civil rights amendments designed to: improve general education and the curriculum, change teacher certification, increase the college and graduate-school entry rate of nonwhites, provide financial aid to nonwhite students transferring to four-year colleges, and promote faculty development. Also covered are: desegregation efforts at Kentucky State University, views of the U.S. Education and Justice departments concerning their civil rights enforcement efforts; and views of the Commission on Civil Rights. Supplementary materials include the 1981-1982 report of the Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education, and correspondence of various government offices. (SW)