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
How Best to Coordinate California Higher Education: Comments on the Governor's Proposed Reforms, by Warren H. Fox Warren H. Fox 2005 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Higher Education in the Digital Age: A U.S. Perspective on Why Accurate Predictions May Be Difficult Diane Harley 2001 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
SAT/ACT Scores, High-School GPA, and the problem of Omitted Variable Bias: Why the UC Taskforce’s Findings are Spurious, by Saul Geiser, 1.20 (March 2020) Saul Geiser 2020 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
SCIENCE AND SECURITY: Strengthening US-China Research Networks Through University Leadership by Brad Farnsworth CSHE 11.21 (September 2021) Brad Farnsworh 2021 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Credit, time, and personality: The human challenges to sharing scholarly work using Web 2.0 Sophia Krzys Acord; Diane Harley 2013 Journal Articles
Online education platforms scale college STEM instruction with equivalent learning outcomes at lower cost Igor Chirikov; Tatiana Semenova; Natalia Maloshonok; Eric Bettinger; René F. Kizilcec 2020 Journal Articles
Socio-cultural barriers and affordances for data sharing and citation standards and practices: Issues of time, credit, and peer review Diane Harley 2012 Journal Articles
The Allure of Free Tuition John Aubrey Douglass 2020 Journal Articles
Minority Undergraduate Programs Intended to Increase Participation in Biomedical Careers Anne MacLachlan 2012 Journal Articles
A Liberal Undergraduate Education for Engineers C. Judson King, Sc.D. 2020 Journal Articles
THE EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH 2013 Journal Articles
Beyond The Master Plan: The Case for Restructuring Baccalaureate Education in California Richard C. Atkinson 2013 Journal Articles
Tuition as a Path for Affordability? The Pursuit of a Progressive Tuition Model at the University of California John Aubrey Douglass; Patrick A. Lapid 2018 Journal Articles
The Allure of Free Tuition John Aubrey Douglass 2025 Journal Articles
Why are research universities going global? Richard Edelstein; John Aubrey Douglass 2013 Journal Articles