The proceedings of a seminar on state postsecondary education institutional authorization and oversight are presented. The contents are as follows: introduction by Louis Rabineau; "A Governor's View," by Otis R. Bowen; "To Colorado Springs and Beyond," by Richard M. Millard; "A Review of the Study of State Oversight in Postsecondary Education," by Steven M. Jung; reactions to the American Institutes for Research Study from a state perspective by T. Edward Hollander, from a national or federal perspective by John D. Phillips, from an accreditation perspective by William K. Selden, and from a federal perspective by Alfred Moye; "Review of the Recommendations of the General Accounting Office in Its Draft Report,""The Office of Education's Eligibility Process--What Assurance Does It Provide?" and the response of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by John Proffitt; and recent developments at the Federal Trade Commission. A summary and synthesis of the conference is presented by Thurston E. Manning. Comments from the work sessions are presented, and "A Study of State Oversight in Postsecondary Education" Executive Summary of the Final Technical Report) by the American Institutes for Research is appended. (SW)