I had a great time interviewing VP for Academic Affairs Beth Rushing.  Hope you enjoy listening!

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Prior to joining Guilford, Beth served as vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. At St. Mary’s, she led the development of transparent budget processes, strengthened and expanded support for research and sponsored programs and expanded student opportunities for community engaged learning. 

Beth served as vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Washington Tacoma from 2007-11, overseeing significant growth of students and academic programs. As dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Georgia College from 2001-07, she led increases in both students and faculty by more than 50 percent. She was department chair at the University of Tennessee at Martin and began her academic career on the faculty of the Department of Sociology at Kent State University. 

Beth’s scholarly work has focused on the sociology of work, gender and health. She has published 25 articles and chapters, and received numerous federal, state, and local grants to support her research. She served as president of Sociologists for Women in Society, on the editorial board of Health: an Interdisciplinary Journal of Health, Illness, and Medicine, vice president of the Southern Sociological Society and as chair of the Jessie Bernard Award Committee of the American Sociological Association.  

Beth is a recipient of the Chancellor’s Leadership Award from the University of Washington Tacoma, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Professor at Georgia College, University Teaching Council Award from Kent State University and Outstanding Faculty Member from Kent State’s Mortar Board. 

Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Carson-Newman College (Tennessee) and master’s and doctoral degrees in sociology from Duke University. 

rushingb@guilford.edu