Proceedings of a conference on financing postsecondary education in the 1980s, sponsored by the Center for the Study of Higher Education of the University of Arizona in close collaboration with the Education Commission of the States and the National Association of College and University Business Officers, are presented. Contents are as follows: "Financing in the '80s: An Introduction," by Fred F. Harcleroad; "Financial Prospects for Higher Education in the '80s," by Larry L. Leslie; "Unused Capacity: Opportunity or Disaster?" by Howard R. Bowen; "The State Budget Process: Roles and Responsibilities," by Lyman A. Glenny; "Budgeting Approaches in the 1980s: Looking for Mr. Goodbar," by Anthony W. Morgan; "Financial Management from a State Perspective," by Robert A. Huff; "Problems of Variability in Financing Postsecondary Education in the 1980s," by John B. Lee; "Tuition and Student Financial Aid Policies and Mechanisms for Distributing Federal Student Financial Aid," by William B. Hyde, Jr.; "Financial Accountability," by Richard M. Millard; "Fiscal Accountability: A Reaction," by Gary M. Munsinger; "'Costing' in the Planning/Budgeting Process in Higher Education," by Allan W. Barber; and "Financing Postsecondary Education in the '80s: A Governor's Perspective," by Robert F. Bennett. (SW)