He is also the research director of the Institutes on Public University Governance, supported by the Mellon Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. His scholarly interests are in the public policy, governance, and organization of public higher education. Prior to his position at CSHPE, he was Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he was also affiliated faculty in the Institute for Government and Public Affairs. Prior to entering the academic profession, Dr. Bastedo held policy positions with the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, and research positions in the National Center for Postsecondary Improvement and the Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research.