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
Profiling the Flagship University Model: An Exploratory Proposal for Changing the Paradigm From Ranking to Relevancy, by John Aubrey Douglass John Aubrey Douglass 2014 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
A Cautionary Analysis of a Billion Dollar Athletic Expenditure by John Cummins John Cummins 2017 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Four Draft Working Papers: PEER REVIEW IN ACADEMIC PROMOTION AND PUBLISHING: Its Meaning, Locus, and Future Diane Harley; Sophia Krzys Acord 2010 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Ethics and Leadership: Reflections From A Public Research University C. Judson King 2008 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Use and Users of Digital Resources: A Focus on Undergraduate Education in the Humanities and Social Sciences, by Diane Harley, Jonathan Henke, Shannon Lawrence, Ian Miller, Irene Perciali, and David Nasatir Diane Harley; Jonathan Henke; Shannon Lawrence; Ian Miller; Irene Perciali; David Nasatir 2006 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Report: Learning And Academic Engagement In The Multiversity - Results Of The First University Of California Undergraduate Experience Survey Richard Flacks; Gregg Thomson; John Aubrey Douglass; Kyra Caspary 2004 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Biology at Berkeley, by Martin A. Trow Martin A. Trow 1999 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
The Rise and Fall of Sino-American Post-Secondary Partnerships, by Mel Gurtov, Daniel J. Julius and Mitch Leventhal, CSHE 12.20 (September 2020) Mel Gurtov; Daniel J. Julius; Mitch Leventhal 2020 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Federally Funded Research, the Bayh-Dole Act, and the COVID Vaccine Race, by John Aubrey Douglass, CSHE 3.21 (February 2021) John Aubrey Douglass 2021 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
The Evolution Of A Social Contract: The University Of California Before And In The Aftermath Of Affirmative Action John Aubrey Douglass 1999 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Straight Talk On Student Loans Robert Shireman 2004 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
The Transformation of Academic Work: Facts and Analysis Christine Musselin 2007 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Undergraduate Research Participation at the University of California, Berkeley Elizabeth Berkes 2008 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
PEER REVIEW IN ACADEMIC PROMOTION AND PUBLISHING: ITS MEANING, LOCUS, AND FUTURE. 2011 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Affirmative Action, the Fisher Case, and the Supreme Court: What the Justices and the Public Need to Know, by John Aubrey Douglass John Aubrey Douglass 2013 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)