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March 28, 2018

New Book by Judson King Analyzing the Academic History of the University of California is Now Available Worldwide

The University of California: Creating, Nurturing, and Maintaining Academic Quality in a Public University Setting by C. Judson King, University of California (January 2018)

March 6, 2018

Celebrate Big Give with CSHE on March 8!

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March 1, 2018

New Report on the Role of UC in California’s Innovation System

The Role of Universities in Economic Competitiveness in California Book Cover

January 22, 2018

The UC ClioMetric History Project's New Data Website

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January 18, 2018

New Book by Judson King Analyzing the Academic History of the University of California

The University of California: Creating, Nurturing, and Maintaining Academic Quality in a Public University Setting

December 19, 2017

CSHE Seeks Candidates for the New Position of SERU Director and Senior Researcher

December 19, 2017 - CSHE is now seeking candidates for the new position of SERU Director and Senior Researcher on the UC Berkeley Academic Personnel website. 

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Options for Eliminating Test Scores in University of California Admissions

December 18, 2017 - A new CSHE Research and Occasional Paper (ROPS) by Saul Geiser, “Norm-Referenced Test and Race-Blind Admissions,” lays out the case for eliminating SAT and ACT scores as admissions criteria for the University of California. Geiser is a Research Associate at the Center for Studies in Higher Education and former director of admissions research for the UC system.

December 17, 2017

Watch the CSHE@60 Conference: New Nationalism & Universities

December 19, 2017 - Video recordings and photographs from the New Nationalism & Universities Conference on November 16- 17 are now available on our 

December 4, 2017

University World News
University World News Special Report on CSHE@60 Conference New Nationalism and Universities

University World News Special Report on CSHE@60 Conference New Nationalism and Universities

November 28, 2017

Berkeley Blog
Nationalism and the future of higher education

CSHE's Senior Research Fellow, John A. Douglass, shares his remarks exploring the influence of nationalism on major national universities around the world.

September 25, 2017

Conference Oct 14-15 will Explore the Global Engagement Strategies of Universities
Research Universities and Their Global Engagement Strategies

An International Conference for Research Universities in the Mediterranean Region



September 19, 2017

Book Launch | Envisioning the Asian New Flagship University: Its Past and Vital Future

Tuesday September 19, 2017 – Envisioning the Asian New Flagship University: Its Past and Vital Future (Berkeley Public Policy Press) explores the history of leading national universities in Asia and contemplates their capacity for innovation by focusing on the New Flagship University model.

September 18, 2017

University World News
The ‘World-Class’ fad – Time to pursue a grander vision
The ‘World-Class University’ model is a vaguely defined fad which does not provide the basis for the kind of leading universities Asia needs for the future – universities that give the same weight to economic engagement and civic responsibility as research. 

June 6, 2017

New Report Sees Australian Universities at a Crossroads
June 6, 2017 - What do university leaders and policy-makers actually think about the future of higher education? A new joint report by the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education and UC Berkeley’s Center for Studies in Higher Education provides a unique analysis of the observations of more than 100 Australian university, government and community leaders about past and recent developments and future directions in Australian higher education.

May 18, 2017

Interim Director Michael Nacht Resigns Effective June 30, 2017
I write with mixed emotions to let you know that I will be stepping down as the Center's Interim Director effective June 30, 2017.

May 12, 2017

CSHE Will Celebrate its 60th Year with an International Conference: New Nationalism and Universities
May 12, 2017 - The Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) will celebrate its 60th anniversary this year (2017) with a series of activities, including a major international conference from November 16-17, 2017 on the Berkeley campus. This conference will gather CSHE alumni and affiliated researchers, along with leading scholars and practitioners from throughout the world, and focused on the theme: The New Nationalism and Universities. The two-day event will also provide a venue for past CSHE Visiting Scholars to return to Berkeley and present their current research, or to reflect on their work while at the Center.

April 27, 2017

CSHE Launches UC ClioMetric History Project
April 24, 2017 - In preparation for the University of California’s 150th anniversary in 2018, and as part of its on-going research on the history of UC, CSHE has launched the new University of California ClioMetric History Project (UC-CHP). Clio was the muse of history in Greek mythology, and cliometric refers to the use of data and quantitative methods to explore history.

March 16, 2017

CSHE Director Carol Christ Appointed Berkeley's 11th Chancellor
The Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) community is delighted with the announcement that our Director, Dr. Carol Christ, has been appointed as U.C. Berkeley’s 11th Chancellor, effective July 1, 2017, after approval by the University of California Board of Regents. She is the first woman appointed Chancellor since the University was founded in 1868. “I feel honored and privileged to lead the campus at this challenging time,” Dr. Christ said. “It is a small way to give back for everything the university has given me. My experience at Berkeley has been transformational; it formed my ideas of higher education, and it formed my ideals of higher education. I look forward to working with Berkeley’s many communities in the months and years ahead in a way true to UC’s motto, ‘Fiat lux’ — ‘Let there be light.’”

February 24, 2017

PRESS RELEASE - 3/2/17 Seminar: How Will UC Merced Grow? - A 21st Century Approach to Campus Expansion

Berkeley, CA– On March 2nd, Thomas W. Peterson, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor at University of California, Merced, and Daniel M. Feitelberg, Vice Chancellor, Planning and Budget, at University of California, Merced, will discuss a means to accommodate the projected growth of eligible students. The talk will take place in the Academic Innovation Studio, locatedin Dwinelle 117 on the UC Berkeley campus, from 12:00pm to 1:00 pm with lunch to follow.

February 9, 2017

PRESS RELEASE - 2/9/17 Seminar: Why We Need a State and Regional Approach to Higher Education in Silicon Valley

Berkeley, CA– On February 9th, Michael Kirst, Professor Emeritus of Education at Stanford University, and Dick Scott, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Stanford University, will discuss the disconnect between postsecondary education and the Bay Area economy. The talk will take place in the Academic Innovation Studio, locatedin Dwinelle 117 on the UC Berkeley campus, from 12:00pm to 1:00 pm with lunch to follow.