Proceedings are provided of a seminar on state leadership that focused on: (1) the process of state planning in public, private, and proprietary postsecondary educational institutions; (2) the process of resource allocation in a changing educational environment; (3) the emerging conflicts flowing from the legislated rise in accountability; and (4) the future that state postsecondary education leadership may take, with recognition of federal influences. Case studies and the following papers are presented: "Total State Planning for Postsecondary Education," by Prince B. Woodard; "The Impact of State and Federal Funding Regulations of Nontraditional Postsecondary Education," by Richard L. Meeth; "Accountability, Conflict, and Academic Freedom in Higher Education," by Larry L. Leslie; "New Assumptions for State Leadership in the Future," by Robert B. Mautz; and "Personal Perspectives of Federal/State Roles in Postsecondary Education," by Robert C. Andringa. Among the specific topics of dicussion are the following: strategic versus tactical planning, the way that funding formulas and guidelines affect nontraditional programs, the relationship between state coordinating boards and colleges and universities, the effects of financial problems and the decline of traditional college students, and authorizing committees, appropriations committees, and budget committees of the 94th Congress of the United States. (SW)