Nancy Shulock

Professor, Department of Public Policy and Administration; Executive Director, Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy,

California State University, Sacramento

Nancy B. Shulock is a professor in the Department of Public Policy and Administration at California State University, Sacramento (CSUS). She is also executive director of the CSUS Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy (IHELP). Her research focuses on higher education policy and performance, with particular attention to community colleges, accountability, and finance. Shulock has authored numerous publications addressing challenges and reforms in higher education. Before her current roles, she held various administrative positions at the university, including associate vice president for academic affairs and associate vice president for finance. Earlier in her career, she worked as a program analyst for the California Legislative Analyst’s Office and as an associate consultant for the California State Senate. Shulock earned her MPP from the University of California, Berkeley, and a PhD in political science from the University of California, Davis.

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Contributing topics

College access & postsecondary success

Publications by Nancy Shulock

May 2004

Ensuring Access with Quality to California’s Community Colleges

This report examines the critical role played by California Community Colleges in extending college opportunity to all, as envisioned in the 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education. However, the foundation of this longstanding commitment has eroded,…