Publications

CSHE has many different kinds of publications. Using the search filters on this page, you can browse all publications at once, or just a certain type, such as:

Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)

The Center for Studies in Higher Education publishes online research papers and essays that reflect multidisciplinary fields, contribute to influencing and expanding the body of research on higher education, and enhance dialogue among educators, policy makers, and the public.

The CSHE Research and Occasional Paper Series (ROPS) includes working papers, original research studies, reflective essays by authors affiliated with CSHE, and major reports generated by CSHE related research projects. Authors are responsible for the content, and the views and interpretations expressed are not necessarily those of CSHE's research staff and other affiliated researchers. Questions regarding the content of individual ROPS contributions and CSHE research reports should be directed to the authors. 

Articles by CSHE-Affiliated Scholars

There are many newspaper and journal articles by CSHE-affiliated scholars available on the internet. We have provided links to many of them from this website.

Books

Books by CSHE scholars are also linked from a list on this site

Chronicle of the University of California

The Chronicle of the University of California was a scholarly journal on the history of the University of California, organized around single themes that presented an inherent longitudinal view of the university's development.

CSHE and SERU Reports

CSHE Reports and SERU Reports are research reports related to major Center-based scholarly and policy-based research  projects. 

Titlesort ascending Author Year Publication type
Entrepreneurial President: Richard Atkinson and the University of California, 1995-2003 by Patricia A. Pelfrey (2012) Patricia A. Pelfrey 2012 Books
England's New Market Based System of Student Education: An Initial Report, by Roger Brown Roger Brown 2013 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Engineers Should Have a College Education, by C. Judson King C. Judson King 2006 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Engineers Should Have a College Education C. Judson King 2006 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
ENGAGED LEARNING IN A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY: Trends in the Undergraduate Experience. Report on the Results of the 2008 University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey Steven G. Brint; John Aubrey Douglass; Gregg Thomson; Steven Chatman 2010 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Eligibility for Admission to the University of California After the SAT/ACT: Toward a Redefinition of Eligibility, by Saul Geiser, CSHE 2.22 (February 2022) Saul Geiser 2022 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Effective Communication: The 4th Mission of Universities—a 21st Century Challenge by Marcelo Knobel and Liz Reisberg, CSHE 6.22 (July 2022) Marcelo Knobel; Liz Reisberg 2022 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Education's Abiding Moral Dilemma: Merit and Worth in the Cross-Atlantic Democracies, 1800-2006 by Sheldon Rothblatt (2007) Sheldon Rothblatt 2007 Books
EDUCATION AND EMPIRE: Colonial Universities in Mexico, India and the United States Cristina González; Funie Hsu 2014 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Dynamics of the Contemporary University: Growth, Accretion, and Conflict by Neil J. Smelser (2013) Neil J. Smelser 2013 Books
Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Evolution Of The UC Conflict Of Commitment Policy William J. Drummond 2003 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Evolution of the UC Conflict of Commitment Policy William J. Drummond 2003 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Doing Much More with Less: Implementing Operational Excellence at UC Berkeley by Andrew J. Szeri, Richard Lyons, Peggy Huston, and John Wilton Andrew J. Szeri; Richard Lyons; Peggy Huston; John Wilton 2013 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
DOES IT PAY TO BE A STEM GRADUATE? Evidence from the Polish Graduate Tracking System by Tomasz Zając, Mikołaj Jasiński, and Marek Bożykowski, University of Warsaw CSHE 13.17 (November 2017) Tomasz Zajac; Mikołaj Jasiński; Marek Bożykowski 2017 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Does Diversity Matter in the Education Process? An Exploration of Student Interactions by Wealth, Religion, Politics, Race, Ethnicity and Immigrant Status at the University of California Steve Chatman 2008 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)