Paul Dean Author

Paul Dean is Professor of Sociology and Department Chair at Ohio Wesleyan University. An award-winning instructor, he is the author of Class Cultures and Social Mobility: The Hidden Strengths of Working-Class First-Generation Graduates (Rutgers University Press, 2025). He previously served as Director of Faculty Development and is a recognized leader on first-gen student pedagogy, speaking and facilitating workshops for faculty, staff, and university administrators across higher education.

George Ritzer is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland. He is Editor-In-Chief of the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology from 2007 and author of several widely adopted books including The McDonaldization of Society (10th ed., 2020) and The Globalization of Nothing (2nd ed., 2007).