Bradshaw currently is a professor in and chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Memphis.

“Dr. Bradshaw has an outstanding record of academic leadership, teaching, scholarship, and service, and I am certain that he will provide the leadership to help advance the College of Arts and Sciences at USC Spartanburg,” said Reginald S. Avery, executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at the Spartanburg campus.

Bradshaw earned a Ph.D. in sociology from Northwestern University, a master’s degree in sociology from Northwestern University, and a bachelor’s degree in sociology and religious studies from Indiana University. He has published books and articles on a variety of topics, including global inequality, information technology, economic and political development in Southern Africa, education and health in Kenya, and methodological approaches to the study of development. Bradshaw has won several teaching awards, including the President's Award for Distinguished Teaching, Indiana University's top teaching honor.

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