Professor Gary Rhoades has returned to the faculty as a professor of higher education

After 19 years as the director of the Center for the Study of Higher Education and eight years as department head of Educational Policy Studies & Practice, Professor Gary Rhoades has returned to the faculty as a professor of higher education. According to Dean Bruce Johnson, “Gary is a master mentor of graduate students and faculty and a passionate advocate for students, staff, and faculty within our university, nationally, and internationally. We will miss Gary’s voice in our college leadership meetings, but we are glad that he will remain a highly contributing member of our college community.”

Rhoades also has been quoted widely in media stories about how the pandemic has affected graduate student workers and long-sought contracts.