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
A Brief History of the University of California by Patricia A. Pelfrey (2004) Patricia A. Pelfrey 2004 Books
The Gold and the Blue, Volume Two A Personal Memoir of the University of California, 1949–1967, Political Turmoil by Clark Kerr (2003) Clark Kerr 2003 Books
Clark Kerr's World of Higher Education Reaches the 21st Century: Chapters in a Special History by Sheldon Rothblatt (2012) Sheldon Rothblatt 2012 Books
The California Idea and American Higher Education 1850 to the 1960 Master Plan by John Aubrey Douglass (2000) John Aubrey Douglass 2000 Books
Entrepreneurial President: Richard Atkinson and the University of California, 1995-2003 by Patricia A. Pelfrey (2012) Patricia A. Pelfrey 2012 Books
University in Transition: Research Mission, Interdisciplinarity and Governance by Anne MacLachlan, Detlef Müller-Böling, Evelies Mayer, and Jutta Fedrowitz (1998) Anne MacLachlan; Detlef Müller-Böling; Evelies Mayer; Jutta Fedrowitz 1998 Books
Neo-Nationalism and Universities: Populists, Autocrats and the Future of Higher Education John Aubrey Douglass 2021 Books
Envisioning the Asian New Flagship University: Its Past and Vital Future by John Aubrey Douglass and John N. Hawkins (August 2017) John Aubrey Douglass; John N. Hawkins 2017 Books
Usable Social Science by Neil J. Smelser (2012) Neil J. Smelser 2012 Books
The Revolution of the Dons, Cambridge and Society in Victorian England by Sheldon Rothblatt (1968) Sheldon Rothblatt 1968 Books
The New Flagship University: Changing The Paradigm from Global Ranking to National Relevancy by John Aubrey Douglass John Aubrey Douglass 2016 Books
Dynamics of the Contemporary University: Growth, Accretion, and Conflict by Neil J. Smelser (2013) Neil J. Smelser 2013 Books
Clark Kerr's University of California: Leadership, Diversity, and Planning in Higher Education by Cristina González (2011) Cristina González 2011 Books
Tradition and change in English liberal education: An essay in history and culture by Sheldon Rothblatt (1976) Sheldon Rothblatt 1976 Books
A Career in Chemical Engineering and University Administration, 1963-2013 by C. Judson King (2013) C. Judson King 2013 Books