Joseph R. Gusfield

A Brilliant Scholar, Compassionate Authority and Trusted Friend Dr. Beverly E. Neeley, Social-Cultural Policy

I was one of Dr. Gusfields graduate students at UCSD. I had gotten a BA and MA from state colleges, but was not prepared for my experiences for a Ph.D from Dr. Gusfield.
I made it through the written exams the first year, but the second year was a totally new experience. I literally had to expand my awareness of what it would mean to a UCSD Sociology Ph.D. I had to get to know and deeply understand the work of professors that I wanted on my orals committe. I had to come to understand the...