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
What Do We Know About Students' Learning and How Do We Know It? By K. Patricia Cross K. Patricia Cross 2005 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
From Multi- to Meta-University: Organizational and Political Change at the University of California in the 20th Century and Beyond John Aubrey Douglass 2002 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
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)
Investment Patterns In California Higher Education And Policy Options For A Possible Future John Aubrey Douglass 2002 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
The Effects of a Changing Financial Context on the University of California Gerald R. Kissler; Ellen Switkes 2005 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
A Reflection and Prospectus on Globalization and Higher Education: CSHE@50 C. Judson King; John Aubrey Douglass 2007 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
WHY SOCRATES SHOULD BE IN THE BOARDROOM IN RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES Amanda H. Goodall 2010 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
SEARCHING FOR THE HOLY GRAIL OF LEARNING OUTCOMES John Aubrey Douglass; Gregg Thomson; Chun-Mei Zhao 2012 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
UC Berkeley's Adaptations to the Crisis of Public Higher Education in the US: Privatization? Commercialization? Or Hybridization? by George W. Breslauer George W. Breslauer 2013 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)
Affording the Dream: Student Debt and State Need-Based Grant Aid for Public University Students by C. Eaton, S. Kulkarni, R. Birgeneau, H. Brady, and M. Hout C. Eaton; S. Kulkarni; Robert Birgeneau; Henry Brady; Michael Hout 2017 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
THE CLARK KERR LEGACY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA by C. Judson King, UC Berkeley CSHE 4.18 (February 2018) C. Judson King 2018 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
TRENDS AND INNOVATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM: Worldwide, Latin America and in the Caribbean Francisco López Segrera 2010 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)
Science and Its Discontents: An Evolutionary Tale, by Donald Kennedy Donald Kennedy 2008 Research and Occasional Papers Series (ROPS)