Book excerpt: This hearing transcript presents oral and written statements made at a congressional hearing on the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, specifically Title III which supports programs to strengthen institutions and Title XI which encourages colleges and universities to provide urban community service programs. Opening statements by Congressmen Howard P. "Buck" McKeon and Carlos Romero-Barcelo provide an introduction. Statements delivered by the following individuals are then provided: Anne S. McNutt, President, Technical College of the Low Country (South Carolina); Roberto Marrero-Corletto, Chancellor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao; Frederick S. Humphries, President, Florida A & M University; Thomas Cole, President, Clark Atlanta University (Georgia); Robert A. Corrigan, President, San Franciso State University (California); Charlie Nelms, Chancellor, University of Michigan-Flint; and Elizabeth Van Uum, Assistant to the Chancellor, University of Missouri at St. Louis. Also included are written statements by some of the above individuals and the following additional individuals: Norma Rees, President, California State University-Hayward and John I. Gilderbloom, Director, Urban Studies Institute, University of Louisville (Kentucky). (DB)