THIS DOCUMENT IS A REPORT ON A GROUP INQUIRY INTO THE SUBSTANCE AND IMPLICATIONS OF UNIVERSAL HIGHER EDUCATION. ELEVEN CHAPTERS ARE PAPERS PRESENTED AT A CONFERENCE HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, IN PUERTO RICO, NOVEMBER 15-21, 1964, FORECASTING THE FORM AND MISSION OF AMERICAN EDUCATION IN 1980. THE TWELFTH CHAPTER CONTAINS OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTS ON THE ELEVEN PAPERS. THE QUESTION OF UNIVERSAL HIGHER EDUCATION IS DEALT WITH FROM PHILOSOPHICAL ROOTS TO ASPECTS OF ADMISSION AND TYPE OF INSTITUTIONS NEEDED. AMONG THE ASPECTS OF UNIVERSAL HIGHER EDUCATION COVERED ARE ITS SOCIAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND PERSONAL CONSEQUENCES, ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CURRICULUM AND TEACHER PREPARATION, ITS IMPACT ON MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT AS WELL AS ON COLLEGE ADMISSION POLICIES, ITS ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY, AND ITS POSSIBLE EFFECT ON THE HIGH SCHOOLS. THE FOCUS OF THE BOOK IS ON THE NEED TO COMPENSATE FOR EDUCATIONAL DEPRIVATION. THIS DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED BY MCGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY, 330 WEST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036, 258 PAGES, $5.95. (HW)