This publication reports on two December 1993 events of the Commission on Higher Education events which addressed the reauthorized Higher Education Act and regulations to be issued by the Department of Education during January 1994. The first event described in the report featured United States Secretary of Education, Richard W. Riley. The report from that event also includes Leon M. Goldstein's short introduction of Secretary Riley followed by the text of Riley's remarks titled "Reforms, Accountability, and Partnerships in an Age of Transition." This is followed by his responses at a question-and-answer session to queries on such topics as the purpose and value of unannounced visits to institutions and administration ideas for fostering partnerships between secondary and postsecondary institutions. The report from the panel on "Living with More Regulation," a discussion of regulations flowing from the Higher Education Act, contains "An Overview of the Legislation" (Terry W. Hartle); "The Impact of Flawed Legislation" (Patricia McGuire); "Less Passive and More Active Accrediting Agencies" (David Rhodes); "Rulemaking at the Federal and State Levels" (Jane Stockdale); and "Concluding Observations" (Terry W. Hartle). An appendix contains the guest list for the meeting with Secretary Riley. (JB)