Nearly every gathering of college officials these days reveals at least an undercurrent of concern, if not a full blown anxiety fest, about the public�s heightened scrutiny of and skepticism about higher education. Administrators at Monday�s meeting of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges got a mixed assessment of current public opinion about higher education and an early glimpse at what college leaders hope will be a successful campaign to bolster higher education�s public standing.