Designed as a forum for discussion of substantive issues in humanities disciplines and the place of the humanities in higher education, this journal offers articles, book reviews, and reports covering a variety of humanities-related topics. This issue contains: (1) "The Feasibility of Educational Change," by Richard Ekman; (2) "The Humanities and the Idea of Excellence," by Catharine R. Stimpson; (3) "Innovation and Tradition," by Thomas V. Litzenburg, Jr.; (4) "On The Importance of History in the Curriculum," by William R. Cook; (5) "Liberal Arts Across the Curriculum: The Basis for Education," by Richard A. Wright; (6) "Work and Liberal Learning," by George T. Karnezis; (7) "Memory as Method: Literature and Writing about Work," by Janet Zandy; (8) Elnora Rigik's "A Call for Renewal in America," a review of "Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life," by Robert N. Bellah, et al; (9) Robert R. Lawrence's "Critical Thinking, Liberal Thinking, and Writing," a review of "Teaching and Assessing Writing: Recent Advances in Understanding, Evaluating and Improving Student Performance," by Edward M. White and "A New Case for the Liberal Arts: Assessing Institutional Goals and Student Development," by David G. Winter, et al; (10) Max Reichard's review "Three Reports on Curriculum Reform and Excellence in Higher Education," which discusses "To Reclaim a Legacy," by William J. Bennett; "Involvement in Learning," by the Study Group on the Conditions of Excellence in American Higher Education; and "Integrity in the College Curriculum," by Frederick Rudolph, et al; (11) the Humanities Policy Statement of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges; (12) "Literary Theory and Literature Teachers: New Life for Introductory Courses," by Carole L. Edmonds and Joseph T. Skerrett, Jr.; (13) "Toward a Bibliographic Guide to Teaching the Principles of Management through Humanities," by Donald W. Ellis and Francis Michael Stackenwalt; (14) "Cultural Literacy and Developmental Education at the Community College of Philadelphia," by Karen Bojar; and (15) "Europe in the Fast Lane, America through a Telescope," by Skip Lowery. (EJV)