Drawing on research from the Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE)—the world’s largest social science research centre focused on higher education—this open access volume (published December 2023 / early 2022) critically examines how global higher education systems are changing.
Simon Marginson traces the rise and decline of California’s landmark 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education—designed by University of California President Clark Kerr to ensure universal access, quality, and public accountability. The volume details how this model became a global benchmark, inspiring systems across the world, including China and East Asia. However, in California, the politica…