This document includes: (1) a special report by the Office of the Chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education on the system's equity plan, "Excellence and Equity: A Plan for Building Community in Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education"; (2) an opinion piece titled, "The Problem of Black Students Retention at White Universities: Fabulous Financial-Aid Package--Not the Answer" (John Okegbe Bello-Ogunu), which highlights issues other than financial aid that impact upon retention of black students; (3) two articles, "Counseling African American Student-Athletes: Implications for Academic Counselors" (Darren J. Hamilton; Sherry L. Price), which identifies some barriers to the academic and career success of African American student-athletes, and "Revising Nigrescence Theory: Racial Identity Development Among Students Attending Historically Black Institutions" (M. Christopher Brown, II), which provides a critical analysis of W.E. Cross's theory of nigrescence [black racial identity]; (4) a position paper, "Intelligence, Race and Social Policy: A Response to The Bell Curve'" (Melvin R. Allen); and (5) a book review, "Emotional Intelligence: Daniel Goleman," by Alicia King Redfern. (MAB)