Theory and research on a variety of topics in higher education are addressed in 13 articles. Titles and authors are as follows: "College Environmental Influences on Learning and Cognitive Development: A Critical Review and Synthesis" (Ernest T. Pascarella); "Learning Theory and Research" (Cameron Fincher); "Methods and Theories of Instruction" (Michael T. McCord); "The Concept of Strategy: From Business to Higher Education" (Ellen Earle Chaffee); "Administrative Computing in Higher Education" (Andrew T. Masland); "Legal Parameters of the Faculty Employment Relationship" (Barbara A. Lee, Steven G. Olswang); "Publication, Performance, and Reward in Science and Scholarship" (Mary Frank Fox); "Program Quality in Higher Education: A Review and Critique of Literature and Research" (Clifton F. Conrad, Robert T. Blackburn); "The Quest for Excellence: Underlying Policy Issues" (Anthony W. Morgan, Brad L. Mitchell); "Beyond Background Music: Historical Research on Admissions and Access in Higher Education" (John R. Thelin); "Applications of Causal Models in Higher Education" (Lee M. Wolfle); "Toward a New Partnership for Financing a College Education: The Changing Roles of the Public, Students, and Colleges" (Michael L. Tierney); and "International Students in Comparative Perspective: Toward a Political Economy of International Study" (Y.G.-M. Lulat, Philip G. Altbach). (SW)