At this hearing, one of a series conducted across the nation on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, testimony was heard on issues of concern to three panels of experts on higher education in the state of Nebraska. The witnesses included Robert E. Caldwell, student body president from the University of Nebraska (UN) at Kearney; Wanda Halvorson of the Nebraska Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators; William Hasemeyer of the Mid-Plains Community College Area; Martin Massengale of the University of Nebraska; Andy Massey, president of the UN Student Association; Jeannine Phelan of Educational Planning Centers; Thomas Reeves of Hastings College; Kay Schallenkamp of Chadron State College; Kathleen Seline of Creighton University; Robert Smallfoot of McCook Community College; and Barbara Snyder of UN at Kearney. The issues that the witnesses addressed included cooperative education programs, student financial aid needs assessment reform, Pell Grants, minority access to higher education, burdens on middle income families, programs for disadvantaged students, state aid to students and institutions of higher education, the role of community colleges, and educational opportunities in rural areas. The prepared statements of the witnesses and others are included along with various supplemental materials. (JB)