These four issues of "ACCT Trustee Quarterly" contain articles on topics of current concern to community college trustees. The first issue contains the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Excellence in Education of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association, and articles on merit pay in higher education, underrepresentation of minority transfers, board evaluation, reducing unemployment through basic skills education, the role of trustees, and business/industry partnerships. The second issue focuses on the Organization of American States (OAS) and community colleges, training initiatives of OAS countries, community colleges in international trade, relations with legislators, trustee understanding of the college president's challenges, the education budget, educational reform, and the heritage of public higher education. Articles in the third issue examine alternate funding sources, economic development, the role of research in marketing, a participatory approach to a reduction-in-force policy, decision making, telecommunications strategies, and the community college's function within the educational system. Finally, the fourth issue contains articles related to minority transfer programs, the board/president relationship, trustee ethics, fund raising, marketing, professional negotiations, and recruitment and retention. (LAL)