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
SCIENCE AND SECURITY: Strengthening US-China Research Networks Through University Leadership by Brad Farnsworth CSHE 11.21 (September 2021) Brad Farnsworh 2021 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Crisis by Design: Student Housing and the Hidden Cost of Higher Education by Shanshan Jiang-Brittan, CSHE 1.25 (July 2025) Shanshan Jiang-Brittan 2025 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Admission Bias: A New Approach To Validity Estimation In Selected Samples Jesse M. Rothstein 2002 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
International Trends In Private Higher Education And The Indian Scenario Asha Gupta 2005 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
From Diversity to Educational Equity: A Discussion of Academic Integration and Issues Facing Underprepared UCSC Students Holly Gritsch de Cordova; Charis Herzon 2007 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
THE ACADEMIC DEVOLUTION? Movements to Reform Teaching and Learning in US Colleges and Universities, 1985-2010 Steven G. Brint 2009 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
First Clark Kerr Lecture: DYNAMICS OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES Neil Smelser 2012 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
TO GROW OR NOT TO GROW? A Post-Great Recession Synopsis of the Political, Financial, and Social Contract Challenges Facing the University of California John Aubrey Douglass 2013 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
The One University Idea and its Futures by Patricia A. Pelfrey Patricia A. Pelfrey 2016 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
The Multidisciplinary Imperative in Higher Education, by C. Judson King C. Judson King 2010 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Executive Compensation at the University of California: An Alternative View, by Patricia A. Pelfrey Patricia A. Pelfrey 2008 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Scholarly Communication: Academic Values and Sustainable Models C. Judson King; Diane Harley; Sarah Earl-Novell; Jennifer Arter; Shannon Lawrence; Irene Perciali 2006 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
The Role of the Land-Grant Institution in the 21st Century James E. Sherwood 2004 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
The Cold War, Technology and the American University, by John Aubrey Douglass John Aubrey Douglass 1999 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
A Defining Time: The California State Geological Survey and its Temperamental Leader, Josiah Dwight Whitney, by Karen Merritt, CSHE 9.20 (August 2020) Karen Merritt 2020 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)