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
Neo-Nationalism and Universities: Populists, Autocrats and the Future of Higher Education John Aubrey Douglass 2021 Books
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
SERU Research Report on Graduate Student Experiences in Japan Lilan Chen; Akari Kikuchi; Yuichiro Wajima; Tatsuo Kawashima 2024 SERU Reports
SERU Multi-Engagement Report Igor Chirikov; John Aubrey Douglass; Gregg Thomson 2025 SERU Reports
Pathways for Improving Doctoral Education – Using Data in the Pre- and Post-COVID Era John Aubrey Douglass; Igor Chirikov 2021 SERU Reports
Best Practices When Using Student Survey Results in Academic Program Review Steve Chatman 2011 SERU Reports
No Evidence of Substantive Nonresponse Bias for the 2011 Administration Steve Chatman 2011 SERU Reports
ASYMMETRY BY DESIGN? Identity Obfuscation, Reputational Pressure, and Consumer Predation in U.S. For-Profit Higher Education, by Adam Goldstein and Charlie Eaton CSHE 5.20 (May 2020) Adam Goldstein; Charlie Eaton 2020 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
The University of California’s Faculty Code of Conduct at Fifty: A Procedural and Sociological History of UC’s Evolving Ecosystem of Policies, Rules and Norms for Faculty Discipline, by William C. Kidder, CSHE 12.21 (December 2021) Wiliam C. Kidder 2021 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Politics, Markets, And University Costs Financing Universities In The Current Era Roger L. Geiger 2000 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
The Merits Of The National Merit Scholars Program: Questions And Concerns Patrick Hayashi 2005 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)
Reflections on a Century of College Admissions Tests Richard C. Atkinson; Saul Geiser 2009 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)