California and the Future of Public Higher Education

Authors

  • Simon Marginson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2015.82.8872

Keywords:

California, Master Plan, system differentiation, access, Berkeley.

Abstract

The California Master Plan for Higher Education, which combined high quality research universities with access-based community colleges in a system differentiated by institutional mission, has been influential worldwide. But in a low tax state, the access element of the Plan has now hit the wall.

Author Biography

Simon Marginson

Simon Marginson was the 2014 Clark Kerr Lecturer on Higher Educa- tion at the University of California. He is professor of International Edu- cation at the UCL Institute of Education, University College London, and joint editor-in-chief of Higher Education.

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Published

2015-09-01

How to Cite

Marginson, S. (2015). California and the Future of Public Higher Education. International Higher Education, (82), 19–21. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2015.82.8872

Issue

No. 82: Fall 2015

Section

Countries and Regions

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