Gary Rhoades, PhD

2025 Distinguished Mentor Award

Dr. Gary Rhoades has worked at the University of Arizona for nearly 40 years. As an internationally renowned scholar whose expertise includes the study of academic labor in connection with the political economy of higher education, Dr. Rhoades dedicated nearly 20 years as the Director of the Center for the Study of Higher Education and about ten years as the Department Head of Educational Policy Studies & Practice.

Over this time, Dr. Rhoades has officially advised hundreds of students, while mentoring countless others, all while maintaining a cutting edge research agenda for which he is widely known.