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
Education's Abiding Moral Dilemma: Merit and Worth in the Cross-Atlantic Democracies, 1800-2006 by Sheldon Rothblatt (2007) Sheldon Rothblatt 2007 Books
No Evidence of Substantive Nonresponse Bias for the 2011 Administration Steve Chatman 2011 SERU Reports
SERU Research Report on Graduate Student Experiences in Japan 2024 SERU Reports
Pathways for Improving Doctoral Education – Using Data in the Pre- and Post-COVID Era John Aubrey Douglass; Igor Chirikov 2021 SERU Reports
SERU Multi-Engagement Report Igor Chirikov; John Aubrey Douglass; Gregg Thomson 2025 SERU Reports
Best Practices When Using Student Survey Results in Academic Program Review Steve Chatman 2011 SERU Reports
The Roles And Experience Of Inventors And Start-Ups In Commercializing University Research: Case Studies At The University Of California Robert A. Lowe 2002 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Report: Civic and Academic Engagement in the Multiversity: Institutional Trends and Initiatives at the University of California 2005 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
The University as Publisher: Summary of a Meeting Held at UC Berkeley on November 1, 2007 Diane Harley 2008 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
HIGHER EDUCATION BUDGETS AND THE GLOBAL RECESSION: Tracking Varied National Responses and Their Consequences John Aubrey Douglass 2010 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
MODERNIZING GOVERNANCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA: A Proposal that the Regents Create and Delegate Some Responsibilities to Campus Boards Robert Birgeneau; George W. Breslauer; C. Judson King; John Wilton; Frank Yeary 2012 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
DISCORDANT IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTILATERAL HIGHER EDUCATION POLICIES: Evidence from the case of the Bologna Process Masataka Murasawa; Jun Oba; Satoshi P. Watanabe 2013 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Knowledge Based Economic Areas and Flagship Universities: A Look at the New Growth Ecosystems in the US and California by John Aubrey Douglass John Aubrey Douglass 2016 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
THE EFFECT OF PRE-COLLEGE EXTRACURRICULAR PARTICIPATION ON FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE ENGAGEMENT AND COMPLETION by Tongshan Chang, UCOP CSHE 6.17 (April 2017) Tongshan Chang 2017 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
California's Affirmative Action Fight: Power Politics and the University of California by John Aubrey Douglass John Aubrey Douglass 2018 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)