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. 

Title Author Year Publication type
General Education in the 21st Century: A Report of the University of California Commission on General Education 2007 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Open Learning: What Do Open Textbooks Tell Us About the Revolution in Education? Gary W. Matkin 2009 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
A GLOBAL TALENT MAGNET: How a San Francisco/Bay Area Higher Education Hub Could Advance California's Comparative Advantage In Attracting International Talent and Further Build US Economic Competitiveness John Aubrey Douglass; Richard Edelstein; Cécile Hoareau 2011 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
England's New Market Based System of Student Education: An Initial Report, by Roger Brown Roger Brown 2013 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
The Growing Correlation Between Race and SAT Scores: New Findings from California by Saul Geiser Saul Geiser 2015 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Policy Options for University of California Budgeting, by Charles E. Young Charles E. Young 2011 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Not So Fast! A Second Opinion on a University of California Proposal to Endorse the New SAT Saul Geiser 2008 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Multiple Goals, Satisfaction, and Achievement in University Undergraduate Education: A Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Project Research Paper Heinke Roebken 2007 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Californians Redefine Academic Freedom, by Martin Trow Martin Trow 2005 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
How California Determined Admissions Pools: Lower and Upper Division Student Targets and the California Master Plan for Higher Education, by John Aubrey Douglass John Aubrey Douglass 2001 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
College Major Restrictions and Student Stratification by Zachary Bleemer and Aashish Mehta, CSHE 14.21 (December 2021) Zachary Bleemer; Aashish Mehta 2021 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
No Evidence of Substantive Nonresponse Bias for the 2011 Administration Steve Chatman 2011 SERU Reports
SERU Research Report on Graduate Student Experiences in Japan Lilan Chen; Akari Kikuchi; Yuichiro Wajima; Tatsuo Kawashima 2024 SERU Reports
SERU Multi-Engagement Report Igor Chirikov; John Aubrey Douglass; Gregg Thomson 2025 SERU Reports
Pathways for Improving Doctoral Education – Using Data in the Pre- and Post-COVID Era John Aubrey Douglass; Igor Chirikov 2021 SERU Reports