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 typesort ascending
Validity Of High-School Grades In Predicting Student Success Beyond The Freshman Year:High-School Record vs. Standardized Tests as Indicators of Four-Year College Outcomes Saul Geiser; Maria Veronica Santelices 2007 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Ethical Decision-Making in College: Choosing Between Right, Wrong, and the Space in Between Fanny P.F. Yeung; Jennifer R. Keup 2009 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
SEEKING SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES: The Legacy of the Great Recession Katharine Lyall 2011 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Degrees of Change: How New Kinds of Professional Doctorates are Changing Higher Education Institutions, by Ami Zusman Ami Zusman 2013 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Privatization and Access: The Chilean Higher Education Experiment and its Discontents, by Cristina González and Liliana Pedraja Cristina González; Liliana Pedraja 2015 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Peer Review in Academic Promotion and Publishing: Its Meaning, Locus, and Future Diane Harley; Sophia Krzys Acord 2011 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
DO I BELONG HERE? Exploring Immigrant College Student Responses on the SERU Survey Sense of Belonging/Satisfaction Factor Michael J. Stebleton; Ronald L. Huesman; Aliya Kuzhabekova 2010 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Science and Its Discontents: An Evolutionary Tale, by Donald Kennedy Donald Kennedy 2008 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Scholarly Communication: Academic Values and Sustainable Models C. Judson King; Diane Harley; Sarah Earl-Novell; Jennifer Arter; Shannon Lawrence; Irene Perciali 2006 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
The Role of the Land-Grant Institution in the 21st Century James E. Sherwood 2004 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
What's for Sale These Days in Higher Education: Two Stories, by Robert M. Rosenzweig Robert M. Rosenzweig 1999 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
The University of California Versus the SAT: A Brief History and Contemporary Critique, by John Aubrey Douglass, CSHE 8.20 (June 2020) John Aubrey Douglass 2020 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
The Private Side of Public Universities: Third-party providers and platform capitalism by Laura T. Hamilton et al. CSHE 3.22 (June 2022) Laura T. Hamilton; Heather Daniels; Christian Michael Smith; Charlie Eaton 2022 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
In Praise Of Weakness: Chartering, The University Of The United States, And Dartmouth College Martin Trow 2003 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
An Analysis of Alternatives for Gaining Capacity so as to Maintain Access to the University of California C. Judson King 2006 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)