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The Gap Decade!
Many Political Science professors inspired Velazquez, including Dr. Mike Evans. “I learned at least as much from Joey as he did from me,” said Dr. Evans.

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GSU POLS Alum Named Among Kemp’s Senior StaffAmelia Hawkins, a former Political Science intern and ’16 alum at Georgia State University, has been named as Gov.-elect Brian Kemp’s Director of Executive Operations. Ms. Hawkins is among 14 people who will serve on the governor’s senior leadership team. In a news release on Monday Kemp expressed his pride in the new team, “I… more »
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New Faculty Publication on “Polarizing Polities: A Global Threat to Democracy” Dr. Jennifer McCoy, Distinguished University Professor of Political Science, has published her latest volume as a guest co-editor and chapter author on “Polarizing Polities: A Global Threat to Democracy” along with Dr. Murat Somer of Koç University. The ANNALS volume features a chapter by Tahmina Rahman, PhD Candidate in Political Science… more »
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Call for Submissions: 2019 Annual Graduate Student Conference The Graduate Student Association of Political Science at GSU is pleased to announce the 11th annual Graduate Student Conference on March 2, 2019. The conference will be hosting Dr. Jennifer Gandhi, Associate Professor of Political Science at Emory University (Ph.D. New York University, 2004), as the keynote speaker. Dr. Gandhi’s research focuses on… more »
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Abigail Bowen Works with WomenLead on First IRB-approved Survey
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Upcoming: Bonnette-Bailey’s Lecture at Atlantic Academy, GermanyDr. Lakeyta M. Bonnette-Bailey will deliver a lecture at the Atlantic Academy on the role of the Hip-Hop culture as a social movement in its fight against the political and social injustices experienced by the marginalized communities on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. As part of her tour in Germany, the lecture — entitled “’We gon’… more »
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Upcoming: Bonnette-Bailey’s Colloquium at Harvard on Rap MusicHarvard’s Hiphop Archive & Research Institute is hosting Dr. Lakeyta M. Bonnette-Bailey to discuss the impact of political rap music on an individual’s political and racial attitudes. The Fall Colloquium will take place on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 12:00 PM at The Hiphop Archive & Research Institute (104 Mount Auburn St., Floor 3R,… more »
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Upcoming Event: Collective Crimes in Time of War The Center for Human Rights and Democracy invites you to the next speaker in the Holocaust and Genocide Studies series on Wednesday, November 28, at 10:30 AM at 1076 Langdale. Dr. Mila Dragojevic, Associate Professor of Politics at the University of the South in Sewannee, will give a talk entitled “Amoral Communities: Collective… more »
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GSU Awarded OLC’s Digital Learning Innovation Award The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) awarded GSU’s Political Science faculty-led team the Digital Learning Innovation Award for their work on reshaping the Global Issues course using adaptive learning courseware. Dr. Chris Brown received the award on behalf of the team — Dr. Jeannie Grussendorf, Dr. Brown and Mr. Michael Shea — along with… more »
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Go Back to Basics in the Middle East
Chair Carrie Manning introduced Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Dr. Chris Brown before the student-faculty discussion on war in the Middle East.