A collection of 17 articles on American Indian issues in higher education contains Russell Thornton's introduction, "American Indian Studies as an Academic Discipline: A Revisit," plus five major sections. "Purpose of American Indian Studies" covers relevancy of Indian Studies in higher education (Duchene); an alternative model for Native American Studies programs (Churchill); role of university Native American Studies programs in facilitating tribal education and economic development (Peregoy); history/structure/organization of University of North Dakota's Indian Studies Department (Eder). "Native Americans in Higher Education" discusses rationale and retention in relation to the section topic (Otis); graduate training requirements for American Indian educational administrators (Noley); a case study of American Indian education and confluent education (Bindel); Bureau of Indian Affairs higher education program in southern California (Rinnander). Adjustment programs for American Indian college students (Brown) and heritage consistency continuum in counseling Native American students (Zitzow, Estes) comprise "The Indian College Student.""Curriculum Research" addresses curriculum research for American Indian education: alcohol and American Indians (Bill); colonialism in writing American Indian history (Ortiz); methodology in Cherokee tribal history (Holm); Native American literatures (Lincoln). American Indian Studies and the future (Rouillard) and intercultural communication as an academic haven for Native American Studies (Lujan, Hill) are discussed in the final section. (MH)