The 1977 National Assembly of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems addressed specific aspects of excellence, diversity, and access to postsecondary education and suggested ways to preserve these values in planning, managing, and financing in the 1980's. The following conference papers are presented: "Placing Value Priorities into Practical Perspective," by Marvin Wachman; "Value Imperatives of Postsecondary Education of the 1980s: Triumph, Tragedy, or Trade-off?" by David L. Boren; "Diversity, Productivity, Excellence, and Access: Exploring the Horns of the Dilemma," by J. Russell Nelson; "Academic Progress and Stable Resources," by Richard M. Cyert; "Outcomes Planning: Solution or Dream?" by Howard R. Bowen; "Values and Analytical Models in Higher Education," by George B. Weathersby; "Postsecondary-Education Indicators: Can We Measure Our Value Imperatives--Access, Diversity, and Excellence?" by Carol Van Alstyne; "Pricing Our Values: What Needs Costing and What Is Without Price?" by David G. Brown; "The Tuition Advance Fund: A New Proposal for Funding Higher Education," by John Silber; "Financing Our Values: Considering Appropriate and Acceptable Trade-offs," by Glenn Terrell; "What Do We Do About It?" by William Ford; "Research That Will Help," by Patricia Graham; and "Getting Our Act Together (or How to Keep the Government from Playing the Featured Role)," by Charles B. Saunders, Jr. (SW)