Scott Beaulier

Scott Beaulier is an American economist and the former dean of the University of Wyoming's business school, known for his scholarly contributions to behavioral economics. He completed his undergraduate studies at Northern Michigan University, where he developed a keen interest in economics, later earning his M.A. and Ph.D. from George Mason University. His candidacy for the presidency at Northern Michigan University was recently rejected amid controversy over a co-authored paper that critiqued welfare behaviors, igniting debates on academic freedom and the impact of ideological biases in university leadership.