The Policy Center is closed as of June 30, 1997 This Web site will continue to serve as a clearing house and archive for reports and papers published by the Center. For information about the availablity of a particular report or study, including recently published material, please consult the Reports and Ordering sections. New material will continue to be added throughout the month of July. CrossTalk is now being published as a national publication, National CrossTalk, by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. About the Center The Policy Center was established in 1992 with a five-year, six million dollar grant from the James Irvine Foundation. During its five-year term, the Center wrote and commissioned numerous reports and studies on the state and future higher education in California.