Books

Books

This section highlights recent book publications by CSHE staff and affiliates, showcasing their extensive research and intellectual leadership in the field of higher education. These volumes represent significant contributions to scholarship, offering in-depth analyses and innovative perspectives on critical issues facing universities and colleges today. We invite you to explore these pivotal works, which exemplify the rigorous inquiry and profound insights cultivated within the CSHE community.

Book Cover Career Journeys of Diverse Leaders in Higher Education: Climbing the Rough Side of the Mountain
Transforming Hispanic-Serving institutions for Equity and Justice
Metrics that Matter
Neonationalism and Universities Book Cover
Student identity and political agency : activism, representation and consumer rights
Towards a Global Core Value System in Doctoral Education
The New Flagship University
The California Idea and American Higher Education
The University of California Book
STEM Education for the 21st century
Envisioning the Asian New Flagship University-Its past and Vital Future
International Status Anxiety and Higher Education

Books organized by year:

Title Author Year Publication type
Neo-Nationalism and Universities: Populists, Autocrats and the Future of Higher Education John Aubrey Douglass 2021 Books, 2021
A History of Berkeley Chemical Engineering: Pairing Engineering and Science C. Judson King, Sc.D. 2020 Books, 2020
The University of California: Creating, Nurturing, and Maintaining Academic Quality in a Public University Setting by C. Judson King (January 2018) C. Judson King 2018 Books, 2018
Envisioning the Asian New Flagship University: Its Past and Vital Future by John Aubrey Douglass and John N. Hawkins (August 2017) John Aubrey Douglass; John N. Hawkins 2017 Books, 2017
The Dream is Over: The Crisis of Clark Kerr’s California Idea of Higher Education by Simon Marginson (2016) Simon Marginson 2016 Books, 2016
A Career in Chemical Engineering and University Administration, 1963-2013 by C. Judson King (2013) C. Judson King 2013 Books, 2013
Dynamics of the Contemporary University: Growth, Accretion, and Conflict by Neil J. Smelser (2013) Neil J. Smelser 2013 Books, 2013
Usable Social Science by Neil J. Smelser (2012) Neil J. Smelser 2012 Books, 2012
Entrepreneurial President: Richard Atkinson and the University of California, 1995-2003 by Patricia A. Pelfrey (2012) Patricia A. Pelfrey 2012 Books, 2012
Clark Kerr's World of Higher Education Reaches the 21st Century: Chapters in a Special History by Sheldon Rothblatt (2012) Sheldon Rothblatt 2012 Books, 2012
Clark Kerr's University of California: Leadership, Diversity, and Planning in Higher Education by Cristina González (2011) Cristina González 2011 Books, 2011
Reflections on the University of California From the Free Speech Movement to the Global University by Neil J. Smelser (2010) Neil J. Smelser 2010 Books, 2010
From Rangeland to Research University: The Birth of University of California Merced by Karen Merritt and Jane Fiori Lawrence (2007) Karen Merritt; Jane Fiori Lawrence 2007 Books, 2007
Education's Abiding Moral Dilemma: Merit and Worth in the Cross-Atlantic Democracies, 1800-2006 by Sheldon Rothblatt (2007) Sheldon Rothblatt 2007 Books, 2007
The Pursuit of Knowledge Speeches and Papers of Richard C. Atkinson by Richard C. Atkinson, Patricia A. Pelfrey and David S. Saxon (2007) Richard C. Atkinson; Patricia A. Pelfrey; David S. Saxon 2007 Books, 2007
The Conditions for Admission Access, Equity, and the Social Contract of Public Universities by John Aubrey Douglass (2007) John Aubrey Douglass 2007 Books, 2007
Earning My Degree: Memoirs of an American University President David P. Gardner 2005 Books, 2005
A Brief History of the University of California by Patricia A. Pelfrey (2004) Patricia A. Pelfrey 2004 Books, 2004
The Gold and the Blue, Volume Two A Personal Memoir of the University of California, 1949–1967, Political Turmoil by Clark Kerr (2003) Clark Kerr 2003 Books, 2003
The California Idea and American Higher Education 1850 to the 1960 Master Plan by John Aubrey Douglass (2000) John Aubrey Douglass 2000 Books, 2000
University in Transition: Research Mission, Interdisciplinarity and Governance by Anne MacLachlan, Detlef Müller-Böling, Evelies Mayer, and Jutta Fedrowitz (1998) Anne MacLachlan; Detlef Müller-Böling; Evelies Mayer; Jutta Fedrowitz 1998 Books, 1998
The Modern University and its Discontents The Fate of Newman's Legacies in Britain and America by Sheldon Rothblatt (1997) Sheldon Rothblatt 1997 Books, 1997
Tradition and change in English liberal education: An essay in history and culture by Sheldon Rothblatt (1976) Sheldon Rothblatt 1976 Books, 1976
Public Higher Education in California by Neil J. Smelser (1974) Neil J. Smelser 1974 Books, 1974