Perspectives on the cultural obligations of higher education are presented in this collection of papers. Higher education's possible and probable cultural function is addressed from the perspective of business, the arts, education, and religion. Also discussed is the role of institutions of higher education in establishing a system of values, convictions, and attitudes. Included are the following: Tis All in Pieces, All Coherence Gone (Earl J. McGrath); Coherence and the Stream of Life (Joseph L. Marks); Higher Education and the Good Society (Alfred G. Hawkins); A Critique of "Higher Education and the Good Society" (Bette Everett Hamilton); Higher Education's Cultural Obligations: The Perspective of Man's Religious Heritage (Donald E. Heintschel); A Developmental View of Values and Ethics (Susan W. Cameron, John Y. Reid); The Fine Arts and Human Values in Higher Education (Roger Mandle); The Arts in Higher Education: An Approach for the Eighties (Elizabeth C. French). (SF)