Proceedings of the Pacific Rim Association for Higher Education 1981 conference are summarized. Authors and the summarized papers are as follows: "Maintaining Quality in Troubled Times: The University Perspective" (George M. Beckmann); "Maintaining Quality in Troubled Times: The Community College Perspective" (Don A. Morgan); "Report from China" (Charles E. Odegaard); "The Pacific Rim in a Broader Context" (Roy Bentley); "Dichotomous Models of Academic Quality" (Robert E. Cuthbert); "Teacher Training, Truk District, Federated States of Micronesia: An Evaluation" (Bernadette V. Wehrly); "Quality Assurance in an Emerging Discipline: Service Industry Education" (Denney G. Rutherford); and "Oregon's Joint and Tri-University Doctor of Education Programs: An Attempt at Effective Resource Utilization Through Inter-University Cooperation" (Paul K. Preuss). Attention is directed to public research universities, including the University of Washington; the importance of image and competition for the community colleges; conditions in other countries; teacher training programs in elementary and secondary education in Micronesia designed for Trukese educators and learners through the assistance of California State University, Los Angeles; the acquisition of terminal degrees and journal article publication by faculty in the field of hotel and restaurant administration; and a cooperative Doctor of Education Degree Program in Educational Leadership offered by Portland State University, the University of Oregon, and Oregon State University. (SW)