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 descending
LEADERSHIP, DIVERSITY AND SUCCESSION PLANNING IN ACADEMIA Cristina González 2010 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
PORTRAIT OF THE DISENGAGED Steven G. Brint; Allison M. Cantwell 2012 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Back to the Future: Freshman Admissions at the University of California, 1994 to the Present and Beyond, by Saul Geiser Saul Geiser 2014 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
EXPANDING OFF-CAMPUS ENROLLMENT CAPACITY AT BERKELEY: A Concept Paper by Saul Geiser, UC Berkeley CSHE 2.17 (February 2017) Saul Geiser 2017 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
A University in the Wilderness: Building a Community and Culture at the New University of California by Karen Merritt Karen Merritt 2017 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
A Third Wave of International Student Mobility: Global Competitiveness and American Higher Education, by Rahul Choudaha Rahul Choudaha 2018 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Restructuring Engineering Education: Why, How and When? By C. Judson King C. Judson King 2011 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Decoding Learning Gains: Measuring Outcomes and the Pivotal Role of the Major and Student Backgrounds Gregg Thomson; John Aubrey Douglass 2009 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Different Patterns of Student-Faculty Interaction In Research Universities: An Analysis by Student Gender, Race, SES, and First-Generation Status Young K. Kim; Linda J. Sax 2007 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
The Student Debt Dilemma: Debt Aversion as a Barrier to College Access Pamela Burdman 2005 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Inequality, Student Achievement, and College Admissions: A Remedy for Underrepresentation, by Roger E. Studley Roger E. Studley 2003 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Facilitating Academic Curriculum in Learning, In Teaching, and Threaded Evidence by Joseph Martin Stevenson and Karen Wilson Stevenson, CSHE 2.21 (February 2021) 2021 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Public University Systems and the Benefits of Scale by James R. Johnsen. CSHE 2. 2024 (February 2024) James Johnsen 2024 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
California After Racial Preferences Martin Trow 1999 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
The Logic Of Opportunity: A Formal Analysis Of The University Of California's Outreach And Diversity Discourse John W. Mohr; Michael Bourgeois; Vincent Duquenne 2004 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)