Political Science
Departmental Seminar
Welcome to the Departmental Seminar
The Political Science Departmental Seminar is one of our long-standing traditions that is central to the vision and mission of the graduate program. The Departmental Seminar is more than a course; it is a separate degree component and requirement. The Seminar brings together all faculty and students in a mandatory weekly discussion that include:
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Engaging invited guest lecturers in scholarly exchanges of ideas on political thought and contemporary political issues;
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Presentations by faculty and graduate students on research and scholarship;
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Departmental orientation sessions; and
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Ujamaa Graduate Student Organization meetings.
General Information
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Seminar Lectures are open to the public.
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Seminars are held on Tuesdays and begin at 530pm sharp.
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Location: 103 Carl and Mary Ware Hall
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For more information, please contact our main office listed below.
Upcoming 2025 - 2026 Seminars
Date
Guest Speaker
Lecture Title
Event Flyer
9-9-2025
Dr. Kelly Harris
University of Pennsylvania
"Intergenerational Discourse:
A Historiography of AU Political Science"
9-23-2025
Author Katie Mitchell
Atlanta, Georgia
Prose to the People: A Celebration of Black Bookstores
A Discussion & Book Signing
9-30-2025
Prof. Reginald Muhammad
National Reparations Institute
"Thirty Years Later:
Reflections on the Million Man March
10-14-2025
Dr. Kwesi Densu,
Florida A&M University
"Revisiting James Boggs's 1974 Atlanta University Political Science Address: Current Implications"
10-21-2025
Dr. Kenja McCray,
Clayton State University
Essential Soldiers: Women Activists and Black Power Leadership
A Discussion & Book Signing
10-28-2025
Dr. William H. Boone,
Clark Atlanta University (Ret.)
"How to Un-Develop a Developed State:
Notes on the Political Moment in America"
