ROPS 2011

ROPS 2011

Globalization and Dual Modes of Higher Education Policymaking in France: Je t’aime moi non plus, by Cécile Hoareau

Cécile Hoareau
2011

WHAT MADE BERKELEY GREAT? The Sources of Berkeley's Sustained Academic Excellence

George W. Breslauer
2011

UC Berkeley’s chief academic officer explores the historical sources of Berkeley’s academic excellence. He identifies five key factors: (1) wealth from many sources; (2) supportive and skilled governors; (3) leadership from key UC presidents; (4) the pioneering ethos within the State of California; and (5) a process of continuous devolution of authority within the State and the University. He then addresses the extent to which these factors continue as causal drivers today.

One University: The Evolution of an Idea, by Patricia A. Pelfrey

Patricia A. Pelfrey
2011

The one-university idea—that the University of California is a single institution whose campuses are united in the pursuit of a common mission and common standards of quality—has been a guiding organizational principle since UC President Robert Gordon Sproul first articulated it in the 1930s. This paper examines the origins of the one-university idea in the Sproul era, the role it has played in UC’s institutional development through waves of decentralization and campus expansion, and whether it remains relevant today.

ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES AND THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE: Rethinking Bok’s “Underachieving Colleges” Thesis

Steven G. Brint
Allison M. Cantwell
2011

Using data from the 2008 University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey, we show that study time and academic conscientiousness were lower among students in humanities and social science majors than among students in science and engineering majors. Analytical and critical thinking experiences were no more evident among humanities and social sciences majors than among science and engineering majors.

Policy Options for University of California Budgeting, by Charles E. Young

Charles E. Young
2011

Within a quarter century after the end of World War II (1945-1970), largely because of the support and investment it received from the State, the University of California had changed from two modest-size general campuses (Berkeley and Los Angeles) and the medical campus in San Francisco (UCSF), to a system of eight general campuses. California was at the pinnacle of its success-its economy strong and growing.

Peer Review in Academic Promotion and Publishing: Its Meaning, Locus, and Future

Diane Harley
Sophia Krzys Acord
2011

Since 2005, and with generous support from the A.W. Mellon Foundation, The Future of Scholarly Communication Project at UC Berkeley's Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) has been exploring how academic values—including those related to peer review, publishing, sharing, and collaboration—influence scholarly communication practices and engagement with new technological affordances, open access publishing, and the public good.

AFTER BROWNE: The New Competitive Regime for English Higher Education

Roger Brown
2011

From 2012 English universities and colleges will be operating in a more demanding market environment. There will be competition on tuition fees for undergraduate (Baccalaureate) programs for the first time. New private, including “for profit”, providers will be entering the market. There will be much more information about what institutions will be offering to existing and potential students. The Government believes that this will raise quality as well as providing a sustainable basis for the future.

A Global Talent Magnet: How a San Francisco/Bay Area Higher Education Hub Could Advance California’s Comparative Advantage In Attracting International Talent and Further Build US Economic Competitiveness, by John Aubrey Douglass

John Aubrey Douglass
Richard Edelstein
Cécile Hoareau
2011

During the 2009-10 academic year international students generated more than $18.8 billion in net income into the US economy. California alone had nearly 100,000 international students with an economic impact of nearly $3.0 billion. In this paper, we outline a strategy for the San Francisco/Bay Area to double the number of international students enrolled in local colleges and universities in ten years or less, generating a total direct economic impact of an additional $1 billion a year into the regional economy. The US retains a huge market advantage for attracting foreign students.

DIVERSITY MATTERS: New Directions for Institutional Research on Undergraduate Racial/Ethnic and Economic Diversity

Gregg Thomson
2011

This paper reviews the new directions in institutional research on undergraduate racial/ethnic and socioeconomic diversity at the University of California, Berkeley. The use of SERU/UCUES and other web-based census surveys has made possible more detailed and extensive analysis of student diversity.

Internationalizing Brazil's Universities: Creating Coherent National Policies Must Be a Priority, by Marcelo Knobel

Marcelo Knobel
2011

It is estimated that approximately 3 million students are enrolled as international students, and it is possible to project that this number may reach more than 7 million by 2025. As global demand exceeds the supply, competition is building for the best of these students. Some countries (or regions) clearly envisage the opportunity this represents and have been strongly stimulating student mobility.

SEEKING SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES: The Legacy of the Great Recession

Katharine Lyall
2011

The business models under which most public universities in the U.S. operate have become unsustainable. They were put in place when state economies were stronger and there were fewer programs making competing claims on state funds. The current Great Recession has made things worse, but the unsustainability of current business models derives from longer-term trends that will prevent state investment in higher education from rebounding to prior levels. States and universities are making both incremental and structural changes in response.

Former University of California Chancellors Urge New Funding Models for UC

Fiat Lux
2011

In  this  era of  massive  budget  cuts,  the  survival  of  the  University  of  California  as  a  greatinstitution  of  learninghas  become  the  subject  of increasingly urgent debate.  Twenty-two of the twenty-nine living former UC chancellors met in San Francisco on June 26-28, 2011 to discuss the current threats facing the University and all of California public higher education.  Although the chancellors were not unanimously agreed on every  point,  there  was  general  consensus  regarding  the  principal  recommendations  onfunding  the  University  and  protecting  its  quality.O

Wealth, Cost, and the Undergraduate Student Experience at Large Public Research Universities

Steve Chatman
2011

Relying  primarily  on  the  responses  of  a  proportionally  weighted  sample  of  undergraduate  students  attending eighteen  majorpublic research universities (N > 300K, responses from > 130K, n > 40K)that are part of the Student Experience in the Research University  Consortium,  this  paper  concludes  that  students  from  households  at  all  income  levels  have  been  impacted  by  the increasing  expense  of  higher  education.  The  large  majority  of  students  from  households  at  all  income  levels  have  changed behaviors to make college more affordable.

Restructuring Engineering Education: Why, How and When? By C. Judson King

C. Judson King
2011

There is strong interest in broadening engineering education, bringing in more liberal arts content as well as additional subjects such  as  economics,  business  and  law,  with  which  engineers  now  haveto  be  familiar.    There  are  also  cogent  arguments  for balancing against what is now the almost exclusively quantitative  nature of the curriculum, adding more elements that relate to the actual practice of engineering, and structuring engineering education so as to provide multiple and later entry points, which should enable more informed career choices and make engineering attra

The Birth of a Research University: UC Merced, No Small Miracle

Lindsay Ann Desrochers
2011

In 1960, the State of California adopted a Master Plan for  Higher  Education which was a three tiered plan intended to channel students according to their ability to either the University of California, the California State University or the California community colleges and a plan which limited the doctoral and research missions to the University of California The Master Plan was adopted during the great post World War II growth period in California attendant to an overall optimistic future for the Golden State.  In the immediate  years  following  the  adoption  of  the  Plan,  the  Univ

Creating Choice in California Higher Education: A Proposed Voucher Program

Patrick Murphy
2011

The  state  of  California  currently  has  a  monopoly  on  the  provision  of  higher  education  that is  directly  subsidized  by  state taxpayers.  This proposal suggests that California abandon the single provider approach and offers a choice or voucher program as  a  substitute.   The  purpose  of  proposing  such  a  dramatic  change  is  not  necessarily  intended  to  bring  about  a  shift  in  policy.The paper, instead, uses the voucher proposal as a vehicle to ask:  what is the state’s interest in supporting  higher education with taxpayer dollars and how can it most efficientl

A European Perspective on New Modes of University Governance and Actorhood, by Georg Krücken

Georg Krücken
2011

Higher education systems in Europe are currently undergoing profound transformations. At the macro-level,there is an increasein the number of students enrolled, subjects of study offered, and university missions that have gained legitimacy over time. At the  second  levelchanges  are  evident  at  the  level  of  university  governance.  New  Public  Management  reforms  have  put  into question  the  traditional  mode  of  governance  that  was  based  on  the  interplay  of  strong  state  regulation  and  academic  self-governance.