The promise of equality in American higher education has gone unfulfilled for too long. The American Council on Education and the Education Commission of the States' report on the status of minorities in higher education, entitled "One-Third of a Nation," is a reminder of the urgency of providing equity. (MSE)

A 1992 conference on the status of minorities in higher education is summarized. Issues addressed include speech codes on college campuses, sexual harassment and power, minority scholarships, equal access to higher education under the law, and the need to redress both current inequities and the cumulative effect of discrimination in education.…