The primary purpose of "National CrossTalk" is to stimulate informed discussion and debate of higher education issues. This issue contains the following articles: (1) U.K. Adopts "Top-Up" Tuition Fees: British Universities Prepare to Compete in a More "American" System (Jon Marcus); (2) "Plain Living": Berea College Makes a Commitment to the Welfare of Its Students and Its Community (Robert A. Jones); (3) Making a Difference: "College Match" Helps Low-Income Students to Compete on an Equal Footing (Anne C. Roark); (4) "More Better Faster": Oregon's Newly Appointed Board of Higher Education Grapples with a Legacy of Disinvestment (Pamela Burdman); and (5) A Mixed Blessing? Critics Object to Mississippi's Settlement of a 1975 Anti-Segregation Lawsuit Involving the State's "Historically Black Universities" (Kay Mills). Other Voices, a regularly featured section, presents: (1) College Presidents, or CEOs?Presidential Pay Is Escalating at a Time when Institutions Are Cutting Budgets (Robert Atwell); and (2) Academic Freedom and National Security: Do Anti-Terrorism Measures Go too Far? (Robert M. O'Neil).