This report discusses how to safeguard affirmative action on college campuses. Section 1, "Threats to Affirmative Action," discusses Congressional action; state actions; and anti-affirmative action studies and reports. Section 2, "Affirmative Action Works," includes research findings; leaders' beliefs about affirmative action and diversity; a national perspective; and the business sector. Section 3, "Answering the Critics," presents The Case for Affirmative Action: a leadership conference on civil rights; and "Affirmative Action: Myth v. Reality" (the American Association of University Women). Section 4 "Legal Issues," presents "Affirmative Action in Education: A Current Legal Overview" (Jonathan R. Alger); major affirmative action cases: digest of the record; major civil rights and equal employment opportunity legislation since 1963; U.S. Department of Education 1966 memo on impact of Hopwood decision; and U.S. Department of Education 1995 memo on race-targeted student financial aid. Section 5, "What You Can Do," discusses college change of opinion; sample letters to Congress and to the editor; and joining the affirmative action in higher education network. Section 6, "ACE and Affirmative Action," describes the American Council on Education (ACE); ACE contacts; the history of the ACE and affirmative action; an ACE survey reinforcing the need to act; and ACE board statements on affirmative action and diversity. (SM)