This report of the Conference on Electronic Text for Higher Education presents summaries of the principal presentations and discussions at each of eight sessions. Those sessions, with their presenters, include: (1) "Perspective: Electronic Text in Higher Education" (John Witherspoon, Mara Mayor); (2) "Theme and Variations: What Is Electronic Text?" (Kathleen Mulcahy, Molly Richardson, Martin Greenberger); (3) "What Works: The Effective Use of Electronic Text in the Learning Environment" (Chris Hassett, Lee Rockwell, Brenda Pfaehler, Rob Lippincott); (4) "Reaching Distant Learners" (Patrick Boyle, Mara Mayor, Thomas Wilson, Kenneth Stanton, Gary Strong); (5) "Communications Technology and American Higher Education" (Henry Geller); (6) "Producing the Product: Electronic Text That Works" (Gwen Nugent, P. J. Peters, Nancy Bamberger); (7) "Techniques for Assessing New Technology" (John Carey, David Dozier); and (8) "The Next Five Years: Perspectives on Planning" (Richard W. Jonsen, Robert Wyman, Barry Orton). Also included are brief biographical sketches of those making the presentations together with their educational or commercial affiliations. (JB)