Most of the 15 papers presented here were originally presented at a May, 1987 colloquium held in Columbus, Ohio, on "The Educated Citizen and the University of the Future." Papers and their authors are as follows: "Thinking About the University of the Future" (Richard Bjornson and Marilyn R. Waldman); "The Old and the New: The University of Today and the University of Tomorrow" (Germaine Bree); "The Structure of the University and Goals and Values" (Charles E. Odegaard); "Public Education in the Twenty-First Century" (Edward H. Jennings); "The Challenges for Public Higher Education" (Myles Brand); "Education and the Public Research University" (Kenneth H. Keller); "From the Tower to the Trenches: The University and the High Tech Race" (Dorothy Nelkin); "University-Business Partnerships for Economic Development" (Angel G. Jordan); "Education: A Capital Investment" (John R. Haire); "Dynamic Alliances Between Business and Higher Education" (Andrew I. Wolf); "Philanthropic Studies at the University of the Future" (Robert Payton); "The University and the Black Athlete" (Harry Edwards); "Computers and the University: From Mental Models to Graphic Media" (Lynn A. Cooper); "A Dialogue on Computers and Education" (Franklin Roberts and Charles Csuri); and "Survey of Faculty Opinion About the University of the Future" (Ella Kirk and Richard Bjornson). References accompany most papers. (GLR)