Paul A. Harris
Chair & Professor Faculty- in-Residence Department of Political Science 149 Aubie Hall 7080 Haley Center Auburn University Auburn University Auburn, AL 36849 Auburn, AL 36849 Tel: (803) 270-5962 Cell Tel: (334) 844-5370 Work Email: [email protected]
1) Education:
Ph.D., Public Administration and Public Policy June 13, 1997 Department of Political Science, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.
Dissertation Title: The Politics of Reparation and Return: Soviet Jewish and Ethnic German Migration to the New Germany.
Master of Public Administration June 15, 1991 Department of Political Science, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA.
B.A., Liberal Arts January 18, 1989 Excelsior College, Albany, NY (formerly The University of The State of New York, Albany, NY).
Specialization Fields: Comparative immigration policy; German politics and policy; state & local government
2) Honors and Awards
Publication:
2009 - The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) H. George Frederickson PA Times Best Article Award for the best PA Times article written in 2008 - “Dalton, Georgia’s Response to Immigration.”
Outreach:
2008 - Augusta State University Alumni Association 2008 Town and Gown Award - presented annually to a member of the Augusta State faculty in recognition of their efforts uniting the university and the community.
Fellowships and Scholarships:
1997-1998 - Friedrich Ebert Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster, Germany
1995 - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Stipendium [German Research Society Dissertation Scholarship], Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster,Germany
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Fellowships and Scholarships (cont.):
1994 – 1995 - Fulbright Dissertation Scholar, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster, Germany
Travel:
2002 - Academic Associate, The Atlantic Council of the United States, European Security Study Tour, Brussels, Belgium, July 6-13, 2002
Other:
2012 – U.S. Air Force 59th Annual National Security Forum, Air University, Maxwell AFB – National Security Studies Certificate
1996 - Auburn University Graduate Dean’s Award for Excellence - Award presented in recognition of meritorious scholarship and achievement during the pursuit of the doctoral degree in public administration and public policy
3) Research Appointments:
2003 - Research Associate, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, The University of California- San Diego. Area of expertise: Russian speaking Jewish and ethnic German repatriate immigration.
4) Teaching and Instruction
Professor, Department of Political Science, Auburn University, AL. August 2015 - present
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Auburn University, AL. August 2010 – July 2015.
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Augusta State University, GA. August 2003 – July 2008.
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Augusta State University, GA. August 1998 – July 2003.
Friedrich Ebert Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of American Government, Institute for Political Studies, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster. September 1997 - July 1998.
Instructor, Department of Political Science, Auburn University, AL. September 1995 – August 1997.
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4a) Courses Taught - Undergraduate:
Introduction to American Government Introduction to State and Local Government U.S. – E.U. Relations (co-taught) The American Presidency International Relations Urban Policy Analysis State Government Administration Western European Politics International Political Economy Government Organization and French Politics & Society (co-taught) Administrative Theory Freshman Honors Lyceum Special Topics – Immigration’s New Frontiers Junior Honors Forum Special Topics – The German Genius: Honors Human Odyssey Renaissance, Revolution and the 20th Century Special Topics: Europe’s Refugee Crisis Special Topics: Germany Study Abroad
4b) Courses Taught - Graduate:
Public Policy Analysis Urban Government Administration and Policy Analysis State Government Administration and Policy Analysis Intergovernmental Relations Comparative Public Administration
5) Higher Education Administrative Experience:
Chair, Department of Political Science, January 2019 - present
Associate Director, Honors College, August 2008 – December 2018. Auburn University
Identify students who demonstrate the potential and drive to successfully compete for the nation’s top scholarships and awards such as the Rhodes, Marshall, Gates-Cambridge, Fulbright, Goldwater, Udall, Truman, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, Phi Kappa Phi, NCAA and SEC Awards to name a few. Connect students with both on- and off-campus undergraduate research opportunities. Pair students with on- and off-campus service organizations. Manage all aspects of the application process to include reviewing essays, provide guidance to both students and their faculty recommenders and writing the institutional letters of endorsement. Work closely with campus-wide offices including the Division of Student Affairs, the Office of Admissions, the Office of Inclusion and Diversity, Veterans Resource Center, the Office of International Education, the Office of Undergraduate Research, Residence Life, the Office of the President, the Office of the Provost, Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC, deans, department chairs, and the Athletics Department in an effort to strengthen our partnership and further the mission of the Honors College. Organize campus-wide as well as college and departmental scholarship information sessions. Assist in the recruitment of prospective students. Serve as a Faculty-in-Residence responsible for evening advising and organizing the monthly educational and cultural activities in the university’s largest Honors residence hall. Recruit faculty to teach in the Honors College. Develop and teach Honors level courses and serve as Honors Thesis advisor. Serve as the Honors College representative on a variety of campus-wide standing and ad hoc committees. Serve as the faculty advisor for Squires – the sophomore honor society. Assist with Honors programming. Appointed as Faculty Advisor to the Gates-Millennium Scholars from fall 2013 until the program’s closing in the summer of 2016. Chaired the search committee for six Honors Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows – spring 2010 and spring 2011.
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Director, Center for Immigration Studies, April 2006 - July 2008. Augusta State University
The ASU Center for Immigration Studies was established in the spring of 2006 with a mission to highlight and examine the impact that immigration – both historically and at present – has had upon the State and region. The Center sponsors guest lectures, symposia and film screenings which underscore the challenges and opportunities that accompany large-scale immigration to the State, region and country.
6) External Funding:
Project Title and Description: The Georgia Latino Acculturation Study - $20,000.00
A collaborative project with faculty researchers at Kennesaw State University, Georgia, Appalachian State University, North Carolina, and The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The study examined the experiences of Georgia’s burgeoning Latino/a population in three general areas: 1) the aspirations they have for themselves and their families; 2) how they view their economic, social and psychological condition; and 3) the extent to which they feel a part of Georgia and U.S. society.
Volkswagen Foundation, Hannover, Germany (co-principal investigator) - $250,000.00
Project Title and Description: A Transnational Diaspora in the Making? Russian Speaking Jews in Israel, Germany and the United States. May 2003- May 2006. Collaborative project in cooperation with The Moses Mendelssohn Center for European Jewish Studies at The University of Potsdam, Germany, The Department of Sociology, The University of Tel Aviv, Israel, and The Department of Psychology, The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The study examined Russian speaking Jewish immigrant communities in Germany, Israel and the United States.
7) International and Intercultural Experience:
Director, Augusta State University – Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster Student & Faculty Exchange Program, August 2005 – July 2008.
The Atlantic Council of the United States, Academic Associates European Security Study Tour, Brussels, Belgium, July 6-13, 2002.
Friedrich Ebert Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster, August 1997 - August 1998.
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Stipendiat [German Research Society Dissertation Scholar], Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster, June 1995 - December 1996.
Fulbright Dissertation Scholar, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster, September 1994 – June 1995.
Field Representative, The University of Maryland University College - Programs for the Military, U.S. Army Europe & U.S. Air Force Europe, May 1986- June 1989.
8) Languages:
German – fluent speaking, reading and writing.
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9) Published Research
Authored Book:
Ben-Rafael, Eliezer, Mikhail Lyubansky, Olaf Glöckner, Paul Harris, Yael Israel, Julius Schoeps and Willi Jasper. Building a Diaspora: Russian Jews in Israel, Germany and the USA (2006) Leiden, NL & Boston: Brill Academic Press
Book Chapters:
Harris, Paul A. & William E. Baker (2017) “Reflections on Refugee and Asylum Policy in the U.S. and Germany: Bringing Peace to a Fractious World.” In Richard Penaskovic & Mustafa Sahin, eds. Peacebuilding in a Fractious World: On Hoping against All Hope. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Lyubansky, Mikhail and Paul A. Harris (2012) “A Reform Synagogue, an Orthodox Rabbi and a Christmas Tree: The Complex Identity of Russian Speaking Jews in the United States.” In Diekmann, Irene, et.al., eds. "… und handle mit Vernunft". Beiträge zur europäisch-jüdischen Beziehungsgeschichte. Hildesheim: Georg Olms Publishing
Baker, William E. and Paul A. Harris (2011) “Success Stories: Proactively Responding to the Immigration Boom.” In Lippard, Cameron D. and Charles A. Gallagher, eds. Being Brown in Dixie: Race, Ethnicity, and Latino Immigration in the New South. Boulder, CO.: Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Harris, Paul A. and William E. Baker (2009) “Leitkultur und Migration in der USA: Die Herausforderung der Latino einwandernen Kulturübertragung und der Assimilation im amerikanischen Süden” [The Guiding Cultural Value System in the U.S.A.: The Challenge of Latino Cultural Assimilation in the American South]. In, Jasper, Willi, ed. Tagungsband – Wieviel Transnationalismus verträgt die Kultur? Berlin: Verlag Dr. Köster.
Baker, William E. and Paul A. Harris (2006) “Unwelcome Strangers to the New South: Georgia’s Response to Undocumented Migration.” In, Baringhorst, Sigrid, James F. Hollifield, and Uwe Hunger, eds. Herausforderung Migration – Perspektiven der Vergleichenden Politikwissenschaft: Festschrift für Dietrich Thränhardt. Berlin: Lit Verlag.
Harris, Paul A. (2001) “An Unexpected, Yet Welcome Development: Jewish Migration to Germany, 1990-2000.” In, Hunger, Uwe, Karin Meenderman and Bernhard Santel (eds.), Einwanderung in Erklärten und Unerklärten Einwanderungsländern. Berlin: Lit Verlag.
Harris, Paul A. (1999) „Russische Juden und Aussiedler: Integrationspolitik und lokale Verantwortung.“ [Russian speaking Jews and Ethnic German Repatriates: The politics and challenges of integration at the local level] In Bade, Klaus J. und Jochen Oltmer, eds. Aussiedler: deutsche Einwanderer aus Osteuropa. IMIS-Schriften, Bd. 8. Osnabrück: Universitätsverlag Rasch.
Harris, Paul A. (1998) “Jewish Immigration to Germany: The Policy Making Process Leading to the Adoption of the 1991 Quota Refugee Law.” In, Thränhardt, Dietrich, ed., Einwanderung und Einbürgerung in Deutschland: Jahrbuch Migration 97-98. Berlin: Lit Verlag.
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Refereed Articles:
Lyubansky, Mikhail, Paul Harris, William Baker and Cameron Lippard (2014) “One Day on the Red Hills of Georgia: How Immigration Status Shapes Latino Migrants’ Experience of Discrimination, Utilization of Public Services, and Attitudes towards Acculturation.” Norteamérica: Academic Journal of CISAN-UNAM (Center for Research on North America – National Autonomous University of Mexico), Year 8, Special Issue, 85-117.
Harris, Paul A. (2001) “Imagined Identity: Immigration, Überfremdung, and Cultural Chauvinism in Far Right German Political Discourse.” German Policy Studies/Politikfeldanalyse. 1:3:331-358.
Harris, Paul A. (1999) “L'immigration juive vers l'Allemagne réunifiée, ou la renaissance d'une Communauté.” [The renaissance of the Jewish community in a newly reunified Germany] Yod: études hébraïqüs et juives modernes et contemporaines. 6:4:21-42.
Harris, Paul A. (1997) „Jüdische Einwanderung nach Deutschland: Politische Debatte und administrative Umsetzung.“ [Jewish immigration to Germany: Policy Debates and Administrative Challenges] Zeitschrift für Migration und Soziale Arbeit. Institut für Sozialarbeit und Sozialpädagogik, Frankfurt am Main, 1 – 1997: 36-39.
Edited Works:
Thränhardt, Dietrich and Paul A. Harris (2001) “Symposium on Migration and Immigration Policies.” German Policy Studies/Politikfeldanalyse. 1:3:239-242.
Invited Articles:
Koch, Virginia and Paul A. Harris (2016) “Special Focus: Let’s Talk Talking Stick: The Authoritative Source for Campus Housing 34:1 September & October 2016.
Harris, Paul A. (2016) “Alabama’s Monuments Man: Robert K. Posey and the Quest for the Ghent Altarpiece.” Alabama Heritage. 121:8-21. Summer 2016
Baker, William E. and Paul A. Harris (2009a) “Entrepreneurship in City Immigration Policy.” The Public Manager: The Quarterly for Practitioners. 38:1:1-12.
Baker, William E. and Paul A. Harris (2009b). Navigating Immigration Policy at the Local Level. The Public Manager: The Quarterly for Practitioners. 38:1:33-36.
Baker, William E. and Paul A. Harris (2008) “Dalton, Georgia’s Response to Immigration.” PA Times. American Society for Public Administration. 31:1:6
Harris, Paul A. (2007) “Why the Editorial Page Matters – A View from the Academy.” The Masthead. Quarterly Journal of The National Conference of Editorial Writers. Spring 2007.
Harris, Paul (2002) “The Crisis in German Public Administration.” PA Times. American Society for Public Administration. 25:4:8. Paul A. Harris cont. pg.8
Reference Works
Harris, Paul A. & William E. Baker (2017)” Immigration Policies, a Survey.” In, Farazmand, Ali, ed. Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy and Governance. Basel: Springer International Publishing AG
Harris, Paul A. (2014a) Robert Kelley Posey. In, Encyclopedia of Alabama. Find online at http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Home.jsp
Harris, Paul A. (2014b) Henry C. Newton (1896-1981). Find online at http://www.monumentsmenfoundation.org/the-heroes/the-monuments-men/newton-col.-henry-c.
Harris, Paul A. (2013) “East European Jews in Germany Since 1990.” In, Bade, Klaus, Pieter C. Emmer, Leo Lucassen and Jochen Oltmer, eds. The Encyclopedia of Migration and Minorities in Europe: From the 17th Century to the Present. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Harris, Paul A. (2008 & 2007) “Osteuropäische Juden in Deutschland seit 1990” [East European Jews in Germany Since 1990]. In, Bade, Klaus, Pieter C. Emmer, Leo Lucassen and Jochen Oltmer, eds. Enzyklopädie Migration in Europa:Vom 17. Jahrhundert Bis Zur Gegenwart. Munich:Ferninand Schöningh/ Wilhelm Fink Verlag.
Harris, Paul A. and William E. Baker (2007) “Civic Education and Civic Development in the Schools and Beyond: A Small Georgia Community Responds to Large Scale Latino Immigration.” The Center for Civic Education, Calabasas, CA. Find online at http://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=papers_speeches
10) Conference Papers and Presentations:
“One Day on the Red Hills of Georgia: How Immigration Status Shapes Latino Migrants’ Experiences and Attitudes.” Keynote address prepared for the Migration Regimes and Social Conflicts Conference, Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS) Universität Osnabrück, Germany, Thursday, December 19, 2013.
(with William E. Baker) “Being Brown in Dixie: The Challenge of Immigration at the State and Local Level.” Paper delivered at Becoming Alabama: Immigration and Migration in a Deep South State Conference sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities, Auburn University Hotel & Conference Center, Auburn, AL., January 20-21, 2012.
(with Tony Gadzey and William E. Baker) “Building Community Through Entrepreneurship: Immigrant Business in Three Southern Cities and the Rebirth of American Communities.” Paper delivered at the Association for Global Business 2009 Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Linguistics, Behavioral and Social Sciences. Regal Sun Resort Hotel, Orlando, FL., November 12-15, 2009.
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10) Conference Papers and Presentations (cont.):
(with William E. Baker) “From ‘Push-Pull’ to ‘Push-Back’: Immigration Policy in Gainesville, Georgia.” Paper delivered at the 2009 Georgia Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Callaway Gardens Mountain Creek Inn, Pine Mountain, GA., November 12-14, 2009.
(with William E. Baker) “Conflicting Ideologies - Community Policing and Immigration Policy Enforcement: Implementing Immigration Policy at the Local Government Level.” Paper delivered at the Southeast Conference on Public Administration (SECoPA) 2009 Annual Meeting, Downtown Louisville Marriott Hotel, Louisville, KY., September 30 – October 3, 2009.
(with William E. Baker) “Leitkultur und Migration in den USA: Die Herausforderung der Latino einwandernden Kulturübertragung und der Assimilation in amerikanischen Süden.” [The Guiding Cultural Value System in the U.S.A.: The Challenge of Latino Cultural Assimilation in the American South]. Paper delivered at the International Symposium Wie viel Transnationalismus verträgt die Kultur? Sponsored by The Institut für Germanistik und Jüdische Studien, Universität Potsdam, Germany. October 20-21, 2008.
(with William E. Baker) “Immigration Policy & Implementation in Local Law Enforcement: The Effects of Fend for Yourself Federalism.” Paper delivered at the Georgia Political Science Association 2007 Annual Meeting. Double Tree Hotel, Savannah, GA., November 15-17, 2007.
(with William E. Baker) “Dalton, Georgia’s Response to Immigration: A Best Practices Example?” Paper delivered at the Conference on Latino Immigration to New Settlement Areas sponsored by The Consortium for Latino Immigration Studies, The University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC., October 11-13, 2007 and the Southeast Conference on Public Administration (SECoPA)2007 Annual Meeting, Nashville Double Tree Hotel, Nashville, TN., September 26-29, 2007.
(with William E. Baker) “Civic Education and Civic Development in the Schools and Beyond: A Small Georgia Community Responds to Large Scale Latino Immigration.” Paper delivered at the International Workshop Citizenship Education in an Age of Worldwide Migration sponsored by The Center for Civic Education, Calabasas, California and The Federal Office for Political Education, Bonn, Germany. Johanniter Akademie, Münster, Germany, September 14-19, 2007.
(with William E. Baker) “Unwelcome Strangers to the New South: Georgia’s Response to Undocumented Immigration.” Paper delivered at The Georgia Association of Historians Annual Meeting. Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA., April 5 – 6, 2007.
(with William E. Baker) “A Tale of Two Georgia Cities- Dalton and Gainesville: The Local Response to Undocumented Migration.” Paper delivered at the conference Georgia’s Undocumented Workforce: Dilemmas in Law, Economy and Society sponsored by the A.L. Burruss Institute of Public Service & Research. Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA., September 7-8, 2006.
(with Mikhail Lyubansky and Olaf Glöckner) “Jews in Germany: 60 Years after the Holocaust.” Paper delivered at the 4th Biennial Solomon Asch Center Summer Institute Conference, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA., June 15, 2006.
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10) Conference Papers and Presentations (cont.):
(with Mikhail Lyubansky) “Russian Speaking Jewish Immigrants in the United States: Perspectives on Assimilation and Jewish Cultural Identity.” Paper delivered at the international conference: 350 Years of American Jewry, 1654-2004: Transcending the European Experience? Akakemie für Politische Bildung, Tutzing, Germany, May 23-26, 2005.
„A Transnational Diaspora in the Making: Russian Speaking Jewish Immigration to Germany.” Paper delivered at the International Studies Association Southern Region 2004 Annual Conference. Richard L. Walker Institute of International and Area Studies, The University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC., October 22-23, 2004.
(with William E. Baker) “The Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) River Basin Compact: A Governmental Failure?” Paper delivered at the Georgia Political Science Association Fall 2003 Convention. Callaway Gardens Mountain Inn, Pine Mountain, GA., November 14-15, 2003 and the Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (SECoPA) 2003 Annual Meeting, Coastal Georgia Center, Savannah, GA., October 12-14, 2003.
(with William E. Baker) “New Challenges to Devolution: Interstate Compacts and their Effects on Resource Distribution – The Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) River Basin Compact.” Georgia Political Science Spring 2003 Annual Convention. Mulberry Inn, Savannah, GA., January 30 – February 1, 2003.
“Immigration, Globalization and National Security: An Emerging Challenge to the Modern Administrative State.” Paper delivered at the Southeastern Conference for Public Administration (SECoPA) 2002 Annual Meeting, Adam’s Mark Hotel, Columbia, SC., October 2-5, 2002.
“A Clash of Civilizations? Immigration and Right Extremist Ideology in Post Cold-War Germany.” Paper delivered at the Association of Third World Studies 19th Annual Meeting, Days Inn - Savannah Historic Riverfront, Savannah, GA., October 11-13, 2001.
“Designing the Web-Course on U.S. - E.U. Relations for the Transatlantic Web Program of the University System of Georgia and The University of Munich: Observations and Lessons Learned.” Paper delivered at the American Political Science Association 97th Annual Meeting, Hilton San Francisco and Towers, San Francisco, CA., August 30 - September 2, 2001.
“Is Germany an Ethnic Nation? Ethno-National Identity Transformation in Light of Post-War Immigration.” Paper delivered at the Georgia Association of Historians Annual Meeting, Augusta State University, Augusta, GA., April 13-14, 2001.
“Contending Ideologies: Public Choice vs. Civic Reform.” Paper delivered at the Georgia Political Science Association 2001 Annual Meeting. The Westin Resort, Hilton Head, SC., February 22-24, 2001
“Imagined Identity: Immigration, Überfremdung, and Cultural Chauvinism in Right-Wing German Partisan Discourse.” Paper delivered at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Sheraton Colony Square Hotel, Atlanta, GA., November 8 - 11, 2000.
“The Changing Face of Immigration in Germany and the United States: Rights Based Liberalism and the Making of Magnet Societies.” Paper prepared for discussion at the Magnet Societies Workshop: Immigration in Postwar Germany and the United States. Loccum, Germany, June 14 - 18, 2000. Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 11
10) Conference Papers and Presentations (cont.):
“Deliberative Democracy, Direct Democracy and Grass Roots Organization within the European Union: Recent Trends and Policy Considerations.” Paper delivered at the Georgia Political Science Association 2000 Annual Meeting. Hilton Resort, Hilton Head, SC., February 24 - 26, 2000.
“Federalism and Good Governance: A Federalist, Neo-Functionalist and Administrative Perspective Pertaining to the Politics of Integration within the European Union.” Paper delivered at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Marriott River-Front Hotel, Savannah, GA., November 3 - 6, 1999.
“The Politics of Social Inclusion: Implementing Refugee and Immigration Policy in the New Germany - A Public Administration and Public Policy Perspective.” Paper delivered at the European Community Studies Association Sixth Biennial International Conference, Westin William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA., June 2 - 5, 1999.
“Ambivalent Reception: The Politics of Immigration Restriction in the U.S.” Paper delivered at the Conference on the Americas, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA., April 17, 1999.
“Germany No Longer Only For Germans: The New Government’s Approach Towards Foreign Workers and Asylum Seekers.” Paper delivered at the Canadian Center for German and European Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada, March 26, 1999.
“Nomen est Omen: the Nomenclature of Immigration in Postwar Germany and the United States.” Paper prepared for discussion at the Magnet Societies Workshop: Immigration in Postwar Germany and the United States, The John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX., March 1 - 2, 1999.
“The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion: Immigration, Social Citizenship and Policymaking in the U.S. and Germany.” Paper delivered at the 70th Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Sheraton Colony Square Hotel, Atlanta, GA., October 28 - 31, 1998.
“Post-Soviet Jewish Immigration and Ethnic German Return to the New Germany: Policy Impact at the State and Local Level.” Paper delivered at the Association for the Study of Nationalities Third Annual Convention, Harriman Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY., April 16-19, 1998.
“The Politics of Return: Ethnic German Migration to the New Germany.” Paper delivered at the Twenty- Second Meeting of the Social Science History Association, Washington, D.C., October 16 - 19, 1997.
“Immigration and Immigrant Policy in the Federal Republic of Germany: Post-Soviet Jews and Ethnic German Repatriates.” Paper delivered at the 1996 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA., August 28 - 30, 1996.
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11) Symposia & Roundtables:
(with William E. Baker and Cameron Lippard) Being Brown in Dixie: A Panel Discussion of Latino Incorporation in the New South – Panel Discussion. Conference on Immigration in the Southeast: Defining Problems, Finding Solutions. Kennesaw State University Center for Latin American and Iberian Studies, Thursday – Saturday, October 28-30, 2010.
(with Uwe Hunger and Katrin Kissau) Migration, Internet und Politik: Potential für Partizipation,, Kommunikation und Integration – Panel Discussion. [Migration, the Internet and Politics: Potential for Participation, Communication and Integration] Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster, Germany, Thursday – Friday, July 3 - 4, 2008.
“International Immigration to Metropolitan Atlanta: Challenges and Opportunities.” Plenary Sesssion: 5th Annual Conference on Suburbanization – What Works in Suburban Growth? Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA., Friday, April 13, 2007.
(with William E. Baker) “The Challenge of U.S. Immigration Control: A View from the State of Georgia.” The German Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster, Germany, Wednesday – Thursday, September 27th and 29th 2006.
„Russische-jüdische Einwanderung: Perspektive und Analyse“ [Russian Jewish Immigration: Perspective and Analysis] Neue Ideen für das Einwanderungsland Deutschland: Konferenz für junge Sozialwissenschaftler. Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster, Germany, April 7-8, 2005.
(with Michael Baun, Brian Murphy, and Linda Cooper) “Developing an On-Line Curriculum in an International Context: The University System of Georgia’s E.U. Studies Certificate Program.” MERLOT International Conference, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA, September 27-30, 2002.
(with Michael Baun) “Designing and Teaching the Web-Course on U.S. - E.U. Relations for the Transatlantic Web Program of the University System of Georgia and The University of Munich: Observations and Lessons Learned.” Roundtable on Teaching Innovations in Political Science and Public Administration. Georgia Political Science Association 2002 Convention. Mulberry Inn, Savannah, GA, January 31 – February 2, 2002
(with Michael Baun and Brian Murphy) “Teaching and Learning - Transatlantic European Union Studies Web Certificate of the University System of Georgia.” Teaching and Learning with Advanced Technologies (TLAT) Conference. University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, GA, February 18 - 19, 2001.
“Trends and Issues in the European Union.” Georgia Political Science Association 1999 Convention. De Soto Hilton, Savannah, GA., February 19 - 20, 1999.
“On Governmental Capacity to Regulate Migration: Policy Choices for Germany and the U.S.” The Sixth Annual Bill of Rights Celebration, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA., May 2 - 3, 1996.
“Regulation of Migration: East European Migration.” Workshop: Regulation of Migration, Institute for Sociology of Law, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, December 14 - 15,1995.
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12) Outreach
Guest Editorials:
Baker, William E. and Paul A. Harris (2018) “Remembering the Berlin Airlift and Gen. Clay, 70 Years Later,” Marietta Daily Journal, June 24, 2018.
Harris, Paul A. (2017) “Remembering D-Day Invasion.” The Augusta Chronicle, Tuesday, June 6, 2017.
Harris, Paul A. and William E. Baker (2014) “Prayers for peace and the fall of the Berlin Wall.” The Birmingham News. Sunday, November 9, 2014.
Harris, Paul A. (2014) “Robert Kelley Posey: How Alabama’s ‘monuments man’ recovered an artistic treasure stolen by the Nazis.” The Birmingham News. Wednesday, June 18, 2014.
Harris, Paul A. (2012) “Jewish American Immigrant Experience Worth Celebrating.” The Birmingham News. Sunday, May 20, 2012.
Harris, Paul A. (2011) “A study of post-9/11 U.S. – Europe Relations.” Opelika-Auburn News. Friday, September 9, 2011
Harris, Paul A. and William E. Baker (2007) “Football Border Battle Between Auburn and Georgia Eclipsed in Importance by the War Over Water.” The Augusta Chronicle. Friday, November 9, 2007.
Harris, Paul A. (2007) “Tale of Two Italians Shows Interesting Facet to Long Simmering Debate.” The Augusta Chronicle. Sunday, May 6, 2007.
Harris, Paul A. (2006) “How a Georgian Became Germany’s Postwar Defender.” The Augusta Chronicle. Sunday, July 23, 2006; The Marietta Daily Journal, Sunday, August 6, 2006.
Harris, Paul A. (2006) “The Challenge of U.S. Immigration Control.” The Augusta Chronicle. Thursday, May 11, 2006.
Harris, Paul A. (2005) “Asylum Seekers are Subject to Harsh Treatment.” The Augusta Chronicle. Sunday, March 27, 2005.
Harris, Paul A. (2004) “Veiled Threat? French Secularism Confronts Islam.” The Augusta Chronicle, Monday, May 3, 2004.
Harris, Paul A. (2004) “Proposed Guest Worker Program Lacks Adequate Protections.” The Augusta Chronicle, Wednesday, February 4, 2004.
Harris, Paul A. (2003) “Anti-Jewish Feelings Stir in Germany.” The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Monday, November 17, 2003; The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky), Wednesday, November 19, 2003.
Harris, Paul A. (2003) “U.S. – German Relations Strong Despite Disagreement Over Iraq.” The Augusta Chronicle, Saturday, August 16, 2003; The State – South Carolina’s Newspaper, Friday, September 12, 2003; The Stars & Stripes, Sunday, September 14, 2003. Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 14
International and National Guest Lectures and Panel Discussions:
“New Americans in Georgia: Rural Communities Respond to Latino/a Immigration.” A guest lecture prepared for the Graduate School of Politics (GraSP), Westfälisches Wilhelms Universität – Münster, Germany, July 10, 2014.
(with William E. Baker) “Becoming Alabama, Becoming Georgia: 21st Century Latino Immigration to the Deep South.” A guest lecture prepared for the Graduate School of Politics, Westfälisches Wilhelms Universität – Münster, Germany, Tuesday, March 13, 2012. (with Richard Pensakovic) “History, Philosophy and Politics of Higher Education in the United States.” A joint presentation prepared for the German Fulbright Higher Education Experts Seminar, Georgia Institute of Technology, Monday, May 2, 2011.
“Die USA nach der Präsidentenwahl 2008: Perspektive und Analyse” [The USA After the 2008 Presidential Election: Perspective and Analysis]. Guest lecture prepared for the Pädogogisches Hochschule Weingarten, Germany, Wednesday, July 9, 2008.
“Politischebildung in den U.S.A.” [Civic Education in the U.S.A.] Guest lecture prepared for the, Pädogogisches Hochschule Weingarten, Germany, Wednesday, December 19, 2007.
(with Eliezer Ben-Rafael, Mikhail Lyubansky, Olaf Glöckner, Yael Israel, and Julius Schoeps) “Building a Diaspora: Russian Jews in Israel, Germany and the USA.” Book presentation and panel discussion prepared for the United Jewish Appeal Federation of New York (UJA), New York, NY., Thursday, February 15, 2007.
„Der Einfluss des Christlichenfundamentalismus auf die U.S. Politik seit 9/11“ [The Influence of Christian Evangelicals on Religion and Politics in the USA Since 9-11]. A Guest Lecture prepared for The Institute for Political Studies at Universität Siegen and The Institute for Political Science at Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster as part of the lecture series Globale Probleme und Ihre Losbarkeit. Siegen and Münster, Germany, Monday and Tuesday December 18 – 19, 2006.
„Die Einwanderung russischsprachiger Juden nach Deutschland: Analyse und Perspektiven“ [The Immigration of Russian Speaking Jews to Germany: Analysis and Perspective] A Guest Lecture Prepared for The Institute for Political Studies at Westfälische Wilhelms Universität – Münster as part of its lecture series Zuwanderung und Integration in Deutschland und ihr entwicklungspolitischer Kontext. Münster, Germany, Monday, December 19, 2005.
(with Mikhail Lyubansky, Eliezer Ben-Rafael, Olaf Glöckner, and Willi Jasper) “A Transnational Diaspora in the Making? The Case of Russian Speaking Jews in Three Countries – Israel, Germany and the United States.” Symposium sponsored by The Middle East Center for Peace, Culture and Development and The Jewish Studies Program at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA., Wednesday, October 6, 2004.
“The Post-Cold War Immigration of Jews to Germany.” A Guest Lecture Prepared for the Yale Club of Germany, e.V. Göthe-Institut, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Tuesday, December 9, 2003.
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 15
International and National Guest Lectures and Panel Discussions (cont.):
„Zur Situation russisch-jüdischer Newzuwanderer in den USA.“[Russian Speaking Jewish Immigrants in the U.S.A.] Conference on Russian Jewish Immigration to Israel, Germany and the U.S.A. The Moses Mendelssohn Center for European Jewish Studies, Universität Potsdam, Germany, June 12, 2003.
“Deutsche Sprachfähigkeiten unter Spätaussiedler einwanderern: Ein notwendiger Schritt hin zu Integration in deutsche Gesellschaft” [German Language Skills Among Ethnic German Migrants: A Necessary Step Toward Integration into German Society]. A Symposium sponsored by the City of Steinfeld, Germany and the Federal Ministry of Ethnic German Repatriate Affairs. Steinfeld, Germany, June 3, 1998.
State & Local Guest Lectures and Panel Discussions:
“To Save a City: General Lucius Clay and the Berlin Airlift.” A guest lecture prepared for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) of Auburn University. Auburn University, AL., Wednesday, April 26, 2017.
“Auburn’s Monuments Man: Robert Kelley Posey and the Quest for the Mystic Lamb.” A guest lecture prepared for the Mini-Course on the ‘Monuments Men’ Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) of Auburn University, AL., Tuesday, May 27, 2014.
“Latino Immigrants in the Southeastern States.” A campus-wide lecture sponsored by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities. Special Collections & Archives, Ralph B. Draughon Library, Auburn University, AL., Thursday, September 14, 2012.
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…: Celebrating 160 Years of Jewish Immigration to the United States.” A guest lecture prepared for the Emma Lazarus: Voice of Liberty, Voice of Conscience Exhibit. Augusta Jewish Community Center, Augusta GA., Sunday, January 15, 2012.
“The 2008 Presidential Election: Perspectives, Outlook and Analysis.” A guest lecture prepared for Leadership Augusta Government Day, Augusta, GA., Thursday, October 9, 2008.
“The Ethical Conundrum of Immigration Control.” A guest lecture prepared for the annual Intersection Series – Where Christian Belief and Practice Meet Daily Life. The Church of the Good Shepherd, Augusta, GA., Wednesday, October 8, 2008.
(with William E. Baker) “The Making of Magnet Societies: U.S. and German Immigration Policy in Comparative Perspective.” A guest lecture sponsored by Georgia Southern University’s Center for Latino Outreach, Statesboro, GA., Thursday, November 8, 2007.
(with Deb Sabia, A.J. Balbao and Jerry Gonzalez) Fighting 529: Immigration and Georgia Law. Public viewing and panel discussion sponsored by HOLA Program, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA., Thursday, March 21, 2007.
“Building a Diaspora: Russian Jews in Israel, Germany and the U.S.A.” A Guest Lecture prepared for The Augusta Jewish Community Center, Augusta, GA., Monday, December 11, 2006.
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 16
State & Local Guest Lectures and Panel Discussions (cont.):
(with William E. Baker) “Unwelcome Strangers in the New South: Georgia’s Response to Undocumented Immigration.” A Guest Lecture Prepared for the program Families Without Borders: A Day of Understanding sponsored by The Women’s and Gender Studies Program and The Center for Latino Outreach, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA., Thursday, November 2, 2006.
(with Matthew Towery, Chuck Clay, Kay Read and Eric Johnson) Political Forecast 2006: Political Pundits Pontificate on the Upcoming Election. Georgia Municipal Association 2006 Annual Convention, Savannah, GA., June 27, 2006.
“Russian Speaking Jewish Immigrants in the United States: Perspectives on Assimilation and Jewish Cultural Identity.” A Guest Lecture Prepared for The Augusta Jewish Community Center, Augusta, GA., Wednesday, May 17, 2006.
“Whose Freedom? Immigrants, Markets or the State.” A Guest Lecture Prepared for the ASU Study Group on Free Institutions, Augusta State University, Augusta, GA., Thursday, April 20, 2006.
(with Sudha Ratan, Karin Weiss, Chris Bourdouvalis, Dietrich Thränhardt, and Duncan Robertson) Beyond the Bombs and the Banlieus: Europe’s Immigration Crisis? A panel discussion sponsored by The ASU Center for Immigration Studies, Augusta State University, Augusta, GA., Tuesday, March 7, 2006.
(with Matthew Towery, Chuck Clay, Phil Kent and Sam Griffin) Political Forecast 2005: Political Pundits “Hot Stove” Discussion. The Georgia Municipal Association 2005 Annual Convention, Savannah, GA. June 28, 2005.
“A Transnational Diaspora in the Making? The Case of Russian Speaking Jews in Israel, Germany, and the United States.” Lecture devlivered as part of the 2004-2005 Cullum Lecture Series, Russia: Bridging the Bering Strait, Augusta State University, Augusta, GA., February 22, 2005.
(with Duncan Robertson, COL. Robert Tilly and Randa Alattar) Behind the Veil: Islam and the French State. A panel discussion sponsored by The Department of Languages, Literature and Communication, Augusta State University, Augusta, GA., Wednesday, March 10, 2004.
(with Wayne Mixon, Michael Searles, and Charles Jackson) Georgia Politics in Black and White: A View Over Time. Faculty Roundtable sponsored by the ASU Black History Month Committee and the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Augusta State University, Augusta, GA., February 3, 2003.
“Ethnic Minorities in Germany.” Guest lecture sponsored by The Center for International Programs, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA., Monday, February, 11, 2002
“International Migration in Post-Cold War Europe: Challenges, Choices, and Policy Responses.” Symposium - Ten Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall: From Simplicity to Complexity and What it Means for the United States. Augusta State University, Augusta, GA., October 15, 1999.
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 17
Professional Statewide Committees, Councils and Boards:
State Advisory Board Member, Georgia’s We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Program. Fall 2007 – present. Auburn University.
Subject Matter Expert and Judge, We The People: The Citizen and the Constitution, Professional Development Summer Institute, and statewide and national finals sponsored by the Center for Civic Education. Summer 2005- present. Auburn University.
Executive Board Member, Georgia Political Science Association. Fall 2007-Summer 2008. Augusta State University.
Council Member, Georgia Chapter, American Society for Public Administration. Spring 2004- Spring 2008. Augusta State University.
Member, Committee on Faculty and Curriculum, Council on International Education, The University System of Georgia, Fall 2003 – Summer 2008. Augusta State University.
Member, Board of Directors (representing Augusta State University) The Georgia Consortium Inc., a cooperative effort of four-year Institutions within the University System of Georgia to promote international awareness and cultural understanding, Spring 1999 – Spring 2003. Augusta State University.
Member, European Union Council, The University System of Georgia, Fall 2001 – July 2008. Augusta State University.
State, Local, National and International Media Appearances:
Television: WAGT Channel 26 (NBC), WJBF Channel 6 (ABC), and WRDW Channel 12 (CBS) – Augusta, Georgia. Topics range broadly from covering international, national, state and local issues; served as the Election Team Analyst for the 2008, 2004, and 2000 presidential election; 2008 presidential primaries; 2007 Georgia Tenth Congressional District Special Election; 2006 South Carolina and Georgia Primary Elections; 2004 Presidential Election; the 2003 Georgia Legislative Session; the 2002 Georgia Primary and mid-term elections. Alabama Public Television, For the Record, July 17, 1996.
Radio: WTSU (Troy, AL Public Radio), Community Focus; KCRW (Los Angeles’ NPR Affiliate), To the Point; WABE (Atlanta’s NPR Affiliate) WANI 98.7 (Auburn, AL) WAGC 580 News Talk Radio (Augusta, GA); WNRR News Radio 1230 (Augusta, GA); ASU On-Air Reports; WANI 1400 News Talk Radio (Auburn, AL)
Newspapers: The Birmingham News, Opelika-Auburn News; The Augusta Chronicle, Metro Spirit (Augusta) The Atlanta Journal Constitution; The State – South Carolina’s Newspaper; The Courier- Journal (Louisville, KY); The Marietta Daily Journal; The Stars & Stripes; The Jewish Daily Forward; Westfälische Nachrichten (Münster, Germany); La Voz Latina – Savannah’s Spanish language monthly; and The Savannah Morning News.
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 18
State, Local, National and International Media Appearances (cont.):
“Why is Angela Merkel, of all people, seeking to ban the burqa?” (December 6, 2016) The Christian Science Monitor http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2016/1206/Why-is-Angela-Merkel-of-all- people-seeking-to-ban-the-burqa-video
“Road to Rhodes Scholarship: Richardson’s path has carried him to this ‘life changing’ moment” (November 17, 2012) Opelika Auburn News http://www.oanow.com/sports/college/auburn/football/article_261bc72e-304b-11e2-a021- 001a4bcf6878.html
“Educator urges troops to use their benefits: Auburn University professor stresses importance of degrees for service members” (March 22, 2012) The Stars & Stripes Education Guide http://www.stripes.com/military-life/education
“Russia’s Jews Rebuild Communities after Exodus” (March 13, 2012) The Algemeiner http://www.algemeiner.com/2012/03/13/russias-jews-rebuild-communities-after-exodus/
“Researchers address Latino influx in Southeast” (January 21, 2012) Opelika-Auburn News http://www2.oanow.com/news/2012/jan/20/researchers-address-latino-influx-southeast-ar-3084762/
“Educator urges service members to work toward college degree” (April 1, 2011) The Stars & Stripes http://www.stripes.com/news/europe/educator-urges-servicemembers-to-work-toward-college-degree- 1.139716
“Advisers Cultivate Top Students for Plum Prizes” (November 29, 2009) The Chronicle of Higher Education http://chronicle.com/article/Pointing-Students-Toward-Top/49289/
“Community speaks out for doctor in trouble” (March 20, 2008) The Boston Globe http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/03/20/community_speaks_out_for_doctor_in_trouble/
“Litter clouds overall allure of waterways” (October 23, 2007) The Augusta Chronicle http://chat.augustachronicle.com/stories/2007/10/23/met_148852.shtml
“Researcher will discuss Russian Jews” (December 9, 2006) The Augusta Chronicle http://chat.augustachronicle.com/stories/2006/12/09/rel_107713.shtml
“Georgia Southern University Forum focuses on economics of undocumented workers” (November 3, 2006) The Savannah Morning News http://savannahnow.com/node/171462
“Capitol Hill talk – but no action on immigration reform” (July 17, 2006) To the Point – KCRW Los Angeles http://legacy.kcrw.com/cgi-bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=tp&air_date=7/17/06&tmplt_type=show
“ASU Center will study immigration’s effects” (March 9, 2006) The Augusta Chronicle http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/03/09/met_68323.shtml
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 19
State, Local, National and International Media Appearances (cont.):
“Russian Immigrants struggle in small German towns” (October 31, 2003) The Jewish Daily Forward http://www.forward.com/articles/6991/
13) Service to the University and Community:
Chair, Administrative Review Committee – Head, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, 2020-2021; Director, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, 2019-2020
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) campus wide committee representing the University Honors College, Fall 2010 – Spring 2011. Auburn University
AU Connects Common Book Program representing the University Honors College, Fall 2011 – Spring 2012 (Co-Chair); Fall 2010-Spring 2011; Fall 2009-Spring 2010. Auburn University
Public Health Minor Committee representing the University Honors College, Fall 2009-Spring 2010.
International Skills Implementation Committee representing the University Honors College, Fall 2009 – Spring 2010. Auburn University
Service Learning Task Force representing the University Honors College, Fall 2008 – Spring 2009. Auburn University
Chapter President, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Summer 2009 – Spring 2011. Auburn University
Member, Student Government Association Scholarship Committee, Spring 2010-present. Auburn University
Honors College representative, Biggio Center Assistant Director Search Committee, Fall 2008. Auburn University
Foreign Language Alliance for International Rapport, Fall 2002 – July 2008. Augusta State University
Chair, Faculty Policies Committee (N.B. Augusta State’s equivalent to Auburn’s Faculty Senate), Fall 2000-Spring 2002. Augusta State University
Chair, Abstract Review and Selection Committee, Student Research and Fine Arts Conference on Celebrating Student Success. Sponsored by the ASU Chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Spring 2000 – Spring 2008. Augusta State University
Chapter President, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Fall 2003-Spring 2005. Augusta State University
Campus coordinator, Rivers Alive – Augusta Canal Clean-up. In cooperation with the Augusta Canal Authority, Inc. and Savannah River Keepers. Fall 2005 – Spring 2008. Augusta State University
Faculty Advisor, Political Science Club, Spring 1999 – Summer 2008. Augusta State University
Faculty Mentor, Minority Advising Program, Fall 2000 – Summer 2008. Augusta State University Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 20
13) Service to the University and Community (cont.):
Committee Member, Cullum Lecture Series, Russia: Bridging the Bering Strait, 2004-2005. Augusta State University
Committee Member, Cullum Lecture Series, Frontiers in Motion: U.S. – Latin American/ Caribbean Borderlands, 2002 – 2003. Augusta State University
Committee Member, Cullum Lecture Series, Children of Abraham: The Arab-Israeli Peace Process, 1999 - 2000. Augusta State University
Faculty Friend, International Friendship Program, Fall 1999 – Summer 2008. Augusta State University
Member, International Student Club, fall 1999 – summer 2008. Augusta State University
President and Co-Founder, ASU Study Group on Free Institutions, fall 2007- spring 2008. Augusta State University
Committee Member, Backward Mapping Project, spring 2006. Augusta State University
Committee Member, Black History Month Committee, spring 2004 – spring 2008. Augusta State University
Faculty Advisor, Pi Sigma Alpha, The National Political Science Honor Society, Beta Beta Chapter, spring 2003 – summer 2008. Augusta State University
Search Committee Member, Vice President for Academic Affairs, spring 2002. Augusta State University
Program Committee Co-Chair, Campus Wide Study Abroad Fair, 1999, 2000 and 2001. Augusta State University
Project participant, CSRA Habitat for Humanity’s 21st Century Challenge, spring 2002. Augusta State University
Committee Member, Mandatory Student Fee Committee, fall 2001-spring 2002. Augusta State University
Chair, Reese Library Committee, fall 2000-spring 2001.Augusta State University
Search Committee Member, Director of Public Relations and Publications, spring 2001. Augusta State University
Subject Matter Expert, Social Studies Content Team. Impacting Student Learning Project, spring 2001. Augusta State University
Committee Member, Induction of Beginning Teachers - Planning Grant Proposal CSRA P-16 Council, spring 2001; Secondary Certification Program: Work Group in Broad Field Social Science, fall 1999 – spring 2000. Augusta State University
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 21
13a) Other Activities in Service to the University and Community (cont.):
Committee Member, Faculty Research Colloquium (formerly Bell South Faculty Development Seminar), fall 1999 – spring 2000. Augusta State University
Listed below are a selection of panels and lectures I conceptualized, organized and in some cases served as panelist or speaker. All events were free of charge and open to students, faculty, staff and the public:
“For Whom Much is Given, Much is Required: Auburn University Students Meeting the Global Challenge” (student-led panel discussion sponsored by The Honors College, The Hunger Solutions Institute and the Office of Student Affairs, Tuesday, February 26, 2013)
“Rising Above our Individualistic Concerns: Why Students Should Get Involved to Make the World a Better Place” and “On the Trail of the Black Cowboy: Researching African Americans in the American West” (Professor Mike Searles, Department of History, Augusta State University, sponsored by The University Honors College, March 27 & 28, 2011)
“A Southern Strategy Gone South: Anti-Democratic Effects of Religious Politicization” (Rev. Dr. Sid Gates, First Presbyterian Church, Augusta, GA sponsored by The University Honors College, March 7, 2011)
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat': Bringing Relief and Enabling Self Reliance in Developing Countries” (panel discussion sponsored by The University Honors College, March 8, 2010).
“The Fall of the Berlin Wall: A Twenty-Year Retrospective” (panel discussion sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and The University Honors College, November 9, 2009)
“The Last Freedom: Dr. Viktor Frankl, the Holocaust, and man’s search for meaning” (Mr. Michael Ryan, Editorial Page Editor, The Augusta Chronicle, sponsored by The University Honors College, Thursday, November 5, 2009)
“Disability Rights as Civil Rights” (Dr. David Martin, Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation and Counseling, Auburn University, sponsored by The University Honors College, October 10, 2009)
“The 9/11 Attacks, Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction, and the Decline and Fall of the CIA” (Dr. Loch Johnson, Regents Professor of Public and International Affairs, The University of Georgia, sponsored by The University Honors College and the Auburn University Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, January 27, 2009)
“Where Dreams May Go: A Symposium on National Prestigious Scholarships at Auburn and Beyond” (panel discussion with prominent Auburn alumni who were recipients of national prestigious scholarships, sponsored by The University Honors College, January 22, 2009)
“Israel at 60: A Discussion with Ambassador Reda Mansour, Counsel General of Israel to the Southeastern United States.” (sponsored by the Augusta State University Political Science Club, May 15, 2008)
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 22
13a) Other Activities in Service to the University and Community (cont.):
“Does the Middle Eastern experience offer the West any answers to the question, how can Christians and Muslims live together in peace?” (panel discussion sponsored by the Augusta State University Political Science Club, March 27, 2008)
“Georgia’s 10th Congressional Debate.” (sponsored by the Augusta State University Department of Political Science, May 17, 2007)
“Today’s Issues for a Better Tomorrow - A Wall too Tall or Barely at All? 21st Century Separation of Church and State Issues.” (panel discussion sponsored by the Augusta State University Political Science Club, October 23, 2006)
“ Beyond the Bombs and the Banlieus: Europe’s Immigration Crisis?” (a panel discussion sponsored by the Augusta State University Center for Immigration Studies and the Department of Political Science, March 7, 2006)
“Today’s Issues for a Better Tomorrow - Descent from a Common Ancestor: A Critical Debate on Evolution vs. Intelligent Design” (panel discussion sponsored by the Augusta State University Political Science Club, November 3, 2005)
“Forum on Prison and Society” (panel discussion as part of Augusta State University’s Black History Month Celebration, February 18, 2005)
“Witness to Genocide: The Crisis in Darfur” (guest lecture sponsored by the Augusta State University Department of Political Science, Amnesty International and the Political Science Club, December 3, 2004)
“The Future of U.S. and European Relations” (guest lecture with German Ambassador Hans Arnold, October 7, 2004)
“Today’s Issues for a Better Tomorrow - Together we Care: Public Policy Challenges to Chronic and Long Term Care” (panel discussion sponsored by the Augusta State University Political Science Club, November 4, 2004)
“Today’s Issues for a Better Tomorrow - Clergy Forum: Spiritual Perspectives on 2004 Election Issues” (panel discussion sponsored by the Augusta State University Political Science Club, October 25, 2004)
“Stock Investments of the U.S. Senate” (guest lecture sponsored by the Augusta State University Political Science Club, April 19, 2004)
“Art During the New Deal Era” (guest lecture sponsored by the Augusta State University Department of Political Science, April 16, 2004)
“Veiled Threat? French Secularism Confronts Islam” (panel discussion sponsored by the Augusta State University Department of Foreign Languages and the Department of Political Science, March 11, 2004)
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 23
13a) Other Activities in Service to the University and Community (cont.):
“France and Germany: Our Friends or Enemies? A look at relations between the USA and out traditional allies, France and Germany (panel discussion sponsored by Paine College and the Foreign Language Association for International Rapport, January 20, 2004)
“How U.S. Trade Policy Affects the Local Economy” (panel discussion sponsored by the Augusta State University Political Science Club, January 15, 2004)
“Anti-Semitism in the American South and the Lynching of Leo Frank”(book talk with the author sponsored by the Augusta State University Political Science Club and the Department of History, October 16, 2003)
“Georgia Politics in Black and White: A View Over Time” (panel discussion as part of Augusta State University’s Black History Month Celebration, February 3, 2003)
“International Migration in Post-Cold War Europe: Challenges, Choices, and Policy Responses.” Symposium - Ten Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall: From Simplicity to Complexity and What it Means for the United States” (a panel discussion sponsored by the Augusta State University Chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, October 15, 1999)
14) Societies:
Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society. Pi Alpha Alpha, National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration. Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society. Omicron Delta Kappa Society, National Student Leadership and Service Society. Phi Beta Delta, National Honor Society of International Scholars. Alpha Epsilon Lambda, National Honor Society for Leadership in Graduate School. Delta Phi Alpha, National Honor Society for the Study of German and Germanic Studies. Alpha Sigma Lambda, The National Continuing Education Honor Society.
15) Affiliations and Memberships:
National Association of Fellowships Advisors Fulbright Alumni Association Friedrich Ebert Foundation Alumni Association