Hearings held in Michigan on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 are presented. An important part of the act is to achieve equal educational opportunity through provision of grants, loans, work opportunities, and special services to students demonstrating need. The act also contains programs to assist college libraries, for international education and cooperative education, as well as the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. In response to concern about proposed decreases in federal student financial aid, recommendations offered during the hearings include: validating financial aid applications, providing incentives for enrollment in teacher education programs, channeling student financial aid funds into cooperative education programs rather than unrestricted student loan programs, and providing financial aid for nontraditional students. Comments on the following specific parts of the act are included: college and research library assistance, the specific student aid programs, academic facilities, graduate education, and the Urban Grant University Act. A report on a 1982-1983 undergraduate student financial aid survey in Michigan is included. Another report on Michigan's educational system, "Putting Our Minds Together: New Directions for Michigan Higher Education" is also included. (SW)