"Based on a study by the California Higher Education Policy Center, now The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, this new work from the ACE/Oryx Series on Higher Education proposes a new and more powerful way of thinking about how the performance of state higher education systems is influenced by policy environments, system designs, and leadership. Designing State Higher Education Systems for a New Century chronicles case studies from seven large and diverse higher education systems: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Texas. The authors discuss both public and private postsecondary settings, as well as arrangements for regulating, coordinating, and funding them." "Elected state officials, senior system officers, college and university administrators, and anyone else interested in designing educational systems that are responsive to their needs will find Designing State Higher Education Systems for a New Century to be an invaluable resource."--Jacket.