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In September, ELA collaborated with the Blum Center and the US Agency for International Development’s Digital Workforce Development Program to enhance the capacity of Cambodian Higher Education Institutions (HEI) to meet international standards. To support the program, ELA provided a workshop for 12 visiting Rectors and other HEI partners from Cambodia.

The Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Consortium successfully hosted its 2024 Symposium, "Leveraging Data for Student Engagement and Wellbeing in Undergraduate and Graduate Education," on September 17-18 at the University of Toronto, Canada.

The California College Data and Policy Project (CCDPP) is a new research initiative that brings together University of California researchers and government partners to advance equity and improve California’s world class higher education system. CCDPP will generate new insights and research on what works to better support California students and their families as they transition through the education system. 

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We are pleased to announce that CSHE is recruiting for a new Assistant Director for our SERU program! This is a full-time, two-year contract position that is eligible for renewal based on continued funds. The position is also eligible for UC benefits as well as remote work within the United States. 

Jesse Rothstein is Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he holds the Carmel P.

150W Berkeley Project

New ROPS Special Issue Available. Read the Editor's introduction and the papers here 

Lærke Cecilie Anbert, former visiting doctoral researcher from Aarhus University, published her article ‘How do we name the air that we breathe?’ – The haunting presence of white supremacy and settler colonialism at UC Berkeley" in Globalisation, Societies and Education (Routledge) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14767724.2024.2355190. 

Recap of Dr. Ruth Simmons' Visit to CSHE

Gardner Fellowship for 2024-25 is accepting applications. Deadline: June 15

Berkeley Talks: Ruth Simmons on access and equity in higher education

CSHE's senior associate Saul Geiser co-authored a letter to the New York Times regarding the usefulness of SATs in college admission. 

A leader of remarkable vision, the former UC president left an imprint on American education. He died this month at the age of 90.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of David Pierpont Gardner on January 2, 2024.  Dr. Gardner served as President of University of California (1983 to 1992) and President of the University of Utah (1973-1983).

Search for David Pierpont Gardner Chair in Higher Education and Director, Center for Studies in Higher Education

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CSHE Senior Research Fellow John Aubrey Douglass published a think piece "It Can Happen Here?" on Academe.