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Paul A. Harris
Associate Director&Professor Faculty- in-Residence
Honors College 149 Aubie Hall
200 Cater Hall Auburn University
Auburn University Auburn, AL 36849
Auburn, AL 36849
Tel: (803) 270-5962 Cell
Tel: (334) 844-8731 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 Awardfor the best PA Times article written in 2008 - “Dalton, Georgia‟s Response to
Immigration.”
Outreach:
2008 - Augusta State University Alumni Association 2008Town 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,WestfälischeWilhelmsUniversität –
Münster, Germany
1995 - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Stipendium[German Research Society Dissertation
Scholarship],WestfälischeWilhelmsUniversität – Münster,Germany
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 2
Fellowships and Scholarships (cont.):
1994 – 1995 - Fulbright Dissertation Scholar,WestfälischeWilhelmsUniversität – 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.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science, Auburn University, AL. August 2008 – July 2010.
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Augusta State University, GA. August 2003 –
August 2008.
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Augusta State University, GA. August 1998 –
December2002.
Friedrich Ebert Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of American
Government, Institute for Political Studies, WestfälischeWilhelmsUniversität – Münster. September 1997
- July 1998.
Instructor, Department of Political Science, Auburn University, AL. September 1995 – August 1997.
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 3
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
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:
Associate Director,Honors College, August 2008 – present. 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, NSF, and NCAA 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 write the institutional letters of endorsement. Work closely
with campus-wide offices including the Division of Student Affairs, the Office of Admissions, the Office
of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, the Office of International Education, the Office of Undergraduate
Research, Residence Life, the Office of the President, the Office of the Provost, deans, department chairs,
and the Athletics Department in an effort to strengthen our partnership and further the mission of the
Honors College.Serve as the Honors College chief student recruiter. In this role travel extensively
throughout the state and region and develop and maintain cordial working relationships with high school
faculty and staff. Assist the Honors College Development Officer in his efforts to increase private giving
and grow the college‟s endowment. 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.
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 4
Director, Center for Immigration Studies, March 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 – WestfälischeWilhelmsUniversität – MünsterStudent & 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,WestfälischeWilhelmsUniversität – Münster, August
1997 - August 1998.
Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftStipendiat[German Research Society Dissertation
Scholar],WestfälischeWilhelmsUniversität – Münster, June 1995 - December 1996.
Fulbright Dissertation Scholar,WestfälischeWilhelmsUniversität – 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.
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 6
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:
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 mitVernunft". Beiträgezureuropäisch-
jüdischenBeziehungsgeschichte.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 einwandernenKulturübertragung und der Assimilation
imamerikanischenSüden” [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 –
WievielTransnationalismusverträgt 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: UniversitätsverlagRasch.
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.
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 7
Refereed Articles:
Lyubansky, Mikhail, Paul Harris, William Baker and Cameron Lippard (2013) “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.
Baker, William E. and Paul A. Harris (2009a) “Entrepreneurship in City Immigration Policy.”The Public
Manager: The Quarterly for Practitioners. 38:1:1-12.
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'immigrationjuiveversl'Allemagneréunifiée, ou la renaissance
d'uneCommunauté.” [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:
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. (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 JochenOltmer, eds. The Encyclopedia of Migration and Minoritiesin Europe: From
the 17th Century to the Present. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Harris, Paul A. (2008 & 2007) “OsteuropäischeJuden in Deutschland seit 1990” [East European Jews in
Germany Since 1990]. In, Bade, Klaus, Pieter C. Emmer, Leo Lucassen and JochenOltmer, 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
Manuscript Reviewer:
Political Research Quarterly, summer 2011 - present
Politics and Policy, spring 1996 - present
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) UniversitätOsnabrück, 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
Conferencesponsored 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 Anthony 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.
(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.
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 9
10)Conference Papers and Presentations (cont.):
(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
einwanderndenKulturübertragung und der Assimilation in amerikanischenSüden.”[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 WievielTransnationalismusverträgt die Kultur?
Sponsored by The InstitutfürGermanistik und JüdischeStudien, 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.
JohanniterAkademie, 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.
(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.
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 10
10)Conference Papers and Presentations (cont.):
„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., October2-5, 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., October11-13, 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. EvangelischeAkademieLoccum, Rehburg-
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.
“Nomenest 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.
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 12
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 KatrinKissau) Migration, Internet und Politik: Potential
fürPartizipation,,Kommunikation und Integration – Panel Discussion. [Migration, the Internet and
Politics: Potential for Participation, Communication and Integration] WestfälischeWilhelmsUniversität –
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.WestfälischeWilhelmsUniversität –
Münster, Germany, Wednesday – Thursday, September 27th and 29
th 2006.
„Russische-jüdische Einwanderung: Perspektive und Analyse“[Russian Jewish Immigration: Perspective
and Analysis]NeueIdeenfür das Einwanderungsland
Deutschland:KonferenzfürjungeSozialwissenschaftler.WestfälischeWilhelmsUniversität – 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
AnnualBill 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.
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 13
12) Outreach
Guest Editorials:
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), WestfälischesWilhelmsUniversität – 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,
WestfälischesWilhelmsUniversität – 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
PädogogischesHochschule Weingarten, Germany,Wednesday, July 9, 2008.
“Politischebildung in den U.S.A.”[Civic Education in the U.S.A.] Guest lecture prepared for the,
PädogogischesHochschule 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
WestfälischeWilhelmsUniversität – Münster as part of the lecture series GlobaleProbleme und
IhreLosbarkeit.Siegen and Münster, Germany,Monday and Tuesday December 18 – 19, 2006.
„Die EinwanderungrussischsprachigerJudennach 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 WestfälischeWilhelmsUniversität – Münster as part of its lecture
series Zuwanderung und Integration in Deutschland und ihrentwicklungspolitischerKontext. 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 SprachfähigkeitenunterSpätaussiedlereinwanderern: EinnotwendigerSchritthinzu 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:
“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. Jules Collins Smith Museum of Art, 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 Understandingsponsored 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 RandaAlattar) 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, MichaelSearles, 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) WAGC580News 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 DailyJournal; The Stars & Stripes; The Jewish Daily Forward;
WestfälischeNachrichten (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.):
“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 servicemembers” (March 22, 2012) The Stars & Stripes Education
Guidehttp://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
Educationhttp://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
Chroniclehttp://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/03/09/met_68323.shtml
“Russian Immigrants struggle in small German towns” (October 31, 2003) The Jewish Daily
Forwardhttp://www.forward.com/articles/6991/
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 19
13)Service to the University and Community:
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
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
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 20
13)Service to the University and Community (cont.):
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. Augusta State University
Committee Member, SecondaryCertification Program: Work Group in Broad Field Social Science,
fall1999 –spring 2000. Augusta State University
Committee Member, Faculty Research Colloquium (formerly Bell South Faculty Development Seminar),
fall 1999 –spring 2000. Augusta State University
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 21
13a) Other Activities in Service to the University and Community (cont.):
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)
“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)
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 22
13a) Other Activities in Service to the University and Community (cont.):
“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)
“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)
Paul A. Harris cont. pg. 23
13a) Other Activities in Service to the University and Community (cont.):
“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
