A statistical profile of higher education, a general review of developments during 1986-1987, and policy statements and activities of the National Education Association (NEA) are presented in this 1988 NEA Almanac. The statistical profile covers enrollment trends, degrees, faculty salaries, endowments, appropriations to community colleges, scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test and the American College Testing assessments, and corporate gifts to education. Also addressed are: higher education legislation for 1986-1987, education provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, 1987 Higher Education Technical Amendments, Supreme Court decisions for the 1986-1987 term, recent growth in higher education enrollment, and academic freedom and censured institutions. In addition to a selected bibliography of higher education books, information is provided on higher education journals, fellowship sources for faculty, and academic meetings. NEA policy statements on higher education are provided, as well as information concerning NEA membership and benefits, grant programs, the NEA higher education journal, the National Council for Higher Education, and NEA higher education bargaining units. (SW)