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
Winners and Losers? The Effect of Gaining and Losing Access to Selective Colleges on Education and Labor Market Outcomes, by Sandra Black, Jeffrey Denning, and Jesse Rothstein CSHE 2.20 (May 2020) Sandra E. Black; Jeffrey T. Denning; Jesse Rothstein 2020 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Two City-States in the Long Shadow of China: The Future of Universities in Hong Kong and Singapore by Bryan Penprase and John Aubrey Douglass CSHE 10.21 (September 2021) Bryan Penprase; John Aubrey Douglass 2021 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
BIBS: A Lecture Webcasting System Lawrence A. Rowe; Diane Harley; Peter Pletcher; Shannon Lawrence 2001 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
An Emerging View On Accountability In American Higher Education David E. Leveille 2005 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Internet as Teenager In Higher Education: Rapid Growth, Transformation, Uncertain but Bright Future Gary M. Matkin 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)
RESTRUCTURING ENGINEERING EDUCATION: Why, How and When? C. Judson King 2011 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Doing Much More with Less: Implementing Operational Excellence at UC Berkeley by Andrew J. Szeri, Richard Lyons, Peggy Huston, and John Wilton Andrew J. Szeri; Richard Lyons; Peggy Huston; John Wilton 2013 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
China: A Follower or Leader in Global Higher Education? By Marijk van der Wende and Jiabin Zhu Marijk van der Wende; Jiabin Zhu 2016 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES AND THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE: Rethinking Bok’s “Underachieving Colleges” Thesis Steven G. Brint; Allison M. Cantwell 2011 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Not So Fast! A Second Opinion on a University of California Proposal to Endorse the New SAT Saul Geiser 2008 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
On the Brink: Assessing the Status of the American Faculty Jack H. Schuster; Martin J. Finkelstein 2009 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
How Best to Coordinate California Higher Education: Comments on the Governor's Proposed Reforms, by Warren H. Fox Warren H. Fox 2005 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
California After Racial Preferences Martin Trow 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)