State-level or system-level higher education initiatives targeted at minorities are summarized, based on the responses of 33 states to a survey conducted by the State Higher Education Executive Officers and the Education Commission of the States. The initiatives described cover a spectrum of targeted programs from early intervention in the schools to development efforts aimed at increasing the number of minority faculty. These efforts include college preparation, retention efforts, and comprehensive services. Excluded are institution-specific programs supported by state and federal funds and broadly based initiatives taken to improve the preparation of all students. A list of studies conducted by each state is included. The activities of the following states are briefly covered: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. (SW)