Oral history interview with Dr. Walter Beale, 2016

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Dr. Walter Beale was born in 1945, in Potecasi, North Carolina. He received his BA from Wake Forest University, and his MA and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Dr. Beale joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1971, where he would later become the Head of the English Department, and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. His research interests include: linguistics, rhetoric, and the theory of discourse. In his interview, Dr. Beale discusses his early life, time at UNCG, and his administrative positions while at UNCG.