Educational Background- Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Westminster College, 1970
- Ph.D., History and Social Science, Carnegie-Mellon, 1985
- Master of Science, Sociology, West Virginia University, 1972
Area of Expertise/Research- Sociology of Education,
Business and Society,
Energy Issues
Publications- 'Sustainable Energy: The Perils and Promise of the Breeder Reactor," Independent Review (forthcoming)
- "The Future of Football," Society (forthcoming)
RECENT PUBLCATIONS
"Fraud in For-Profit Higher Education," Society, 49(3), 2012: 274-278.
"A Matter of Degrees," The Contexts Reader, 2nd ed. W.W.Norton, 2011:87-93.
"Internet Pornography: Varaibles Related to Use Among Traditional-Aged College Students,
Sociological Viewpoints, 27(1), 2011: 25-38. ( With Stephen Paul)
"The Failed Promise of Nuclear Power," The Independent Review,15 (3), 2011: 399-411.
"Do We Need More College Gradautes," Society, 47(4), 2010: 308-311.
"The Demise of Yucca Mountain, The Independent Review, 14(4), 2010: 535-547.
"Rap and the Recording Industry," Business and Society Review, 115, Spring 2010, 107-120.
" For-Profit Higher Education: A Social and Historical Analysis,"Sociological Viewpoints,
25(1), 2009:53-74.
"A Matter of Degrees," Contexts, 8(2), 2009: 22-26.
"Criminogenesis in For-Profit Higher Education, " Sociological Imagination, 44(2), 2008:5-17.
"The Student Loan Scandal," Society, 45(3), 2008: 216-221.
"The CLEP Program: An Evaluation and Assessment at a Small Private University,"
Mid-Western Education Researcher, 20(4), 2007:13-20. (with Stephen Paul)
"Can A Privately-Driven Economic Development Program Succeed? A Case Study of a Rural
County," Pennslyvania Economic Review, 14 Spring 2006:21-33.
"James Coleman and No Child Left Behind," Sociological Imagination, 41(2) 2005: 31-46.
" Battling Wal-Mart: How Communities Can Respond," Business and Society Review, 110,
Summer 2005:159-169.
Schedule of Courses
Schedule Book for All Active and Available Future Terms, Beaver, William R
Summer 2013
| Course-Section | Time | Days | Loc | Instructor | Session | Seats |
| SOSC4803-C1 | - | APPT | M | Beaver | 7 (06/03-07/27/13) | Seats |
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Fall 2013
| Course-Section | Time | Days | Loc | Instructor | Session | Seats |
| SOCI1010-G | 10:00-10:50 AM | M W F | M | Beaver | 1 (08/26-12/14/13) | 31 Seats |
| SOCI1020-D | 12:00-12:50 PM | M W F | M | Beaver | 1 (08/26-12/14/13) | 10 Seats |
| SOCI3220-A | 09:00-09:50 AM | M W F | M | Beaver | 1 (08/26-12/14/13) | 0 Seats |
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