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. 

Titlesort descending Author Year Publication type
Poor and Rich: Student Economic Stratification and Academic Performance in a Public Research University System Gregg Thomson; John Aubrey Douglass 2012 Journal Articles
PORTRAIT OF THE DISENGAGED Steven G. Brint; Allison M. Cantwell 2012 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Preservation of Educational Inequality in Doctoral Education: Tacit Knowledge, Implicit Bias and University Faculty, by Anne J. MacLachlan Anne MacLachlan 2017 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Privatization and Access: The Chilean Higher Education Experiment and its Discontents, by Cristina González and Liliana Pedraja Cristina González; Liliana Pedraja 2015 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Profiling the Flagship University Model: An Exploratory Proposal for Changing the Paradigm From Ranking to Relevancy, by John Aubrey Douglass John Aubrey Douglass 2014 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Public Higher Education in California by Neil J. Smelser (1974) Neil J. Smelser 1974 Books
Public University Systems and the Benefits of Scale by James R. Johnsen. CSHE 2. 2024 (February 2024) James Johnsen 2024 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Quality and the new Flagship University Ideal in Asian Higher Education, by David P. Ericson David P. Ericson 2017 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Quantifying Faculty Productivity in Japan: Development and Application of the Achievement-Motivated Key Performance Indicator by Misako Aida and Satoshi P. Watanabe Misako Aida; Satoshi P. Watanabe 2016 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Race, Income, and College in 25 Years: Evaluating Justice O'Connor's Conjecture Alan Krueger; Jesse M. Rothstein; Sarah Turner 2006 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Race, Income, and College in 25 Years: Evaluating Justice O'Connor's Conjecture Alan Krueger; Jesse M. Rothstein; Sarah Turner 2006 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Raising Graduation Rates While Maintaining Racial-Ethnic Equity in Graduation: The UC Riverside Recipe by Steven Brint CSHE 9.21 (September 2021) Steven Brint 2021 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
RE-IMAGINING CALIFORNIA HIGHER EDUCATION John Aubrey Douglass 2010 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Recognizing and then Using Disciplinary Patterns of the Undergraduate Experience: Getting Past Institutional Standards Steve Chatman 2009 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Recognizing and then Using Disciplinary Patterns of the Undergraduate Experience: Getting Past Institutional Standards Steve Chatman 2009 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)