{"id":734,"date":"2025-12-15T16:46:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/?page_id=734"},"modified":"2026-05-07T17:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:34:04","slug":"2026-department-chairs-mini-conference-and-luncheon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/2026-department-chairs-mini-conference-and-luncheon\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 APSA Department Chairs Mini-Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/12\/AM26-Graphics-miniconfdept-e1766092559937-1024x442.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/12\/AM26-Graphics-miniconfdept-e1766092559937-1024x442.png 1024w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/12\/AM26-Graphics-miniconfdept-e1766092559937-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/12\/AM26-Graphics-miniconfdept-e1766092559937-768x332.png 768w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/12\/AM26-Graphics-miniconfdept-e1766092559937-1536x663.png 1536w, https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/12\/AM26-Graphics-miniconfdept-e1766092559937-2048x884.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>2026 APSA Department Chairs Mini-Conference<\/strong> <br>Theme: &#8220;<em>Strengthening Political Science Departments<\/em>&#8220;<br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>APSA Annual Meeting &amp; Exhibition | Boston, MA | Friday, September 4, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Join political science departments for the <strong>2026 Department Chairs Mini-Conference and Luncheon<\/strong> to be held on <strong>Friday, September 4, 2026<\/strong>, during the <strong>122nd APSA Annual Meeting and Exhibition<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The third annual APSA Department Chairs\u2019 Mini-Conference provides political science departments with a forum to discuss significant issues affecting the discipline and engage in peer-to-peer collaboration. The 2026 mini-conference will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/12\/APSADay2-020-300x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-792\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"793\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/12\/APSADay2-026-300x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-793\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"794\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/12\/APSADay2-023-300x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-794\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/12\/APSADay2-021-300x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-795\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/12\/APSADay2-033-300x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-796\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 Theme: <strong>Strengthening Political Science Departments<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Higher education has changed dramatically in recent years, and yet the importance and value of a political science education has never been more apparent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How are political science chairs, graduate directors, and undergraduate coordinators revitalizing and reimagining their programs and curriculum?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What strategies are political science departments using to strengthen their programs in the 21st century?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>8:00 a.m. \u2013 9:15 a.m.<\/td><td>Roundtable One:&nbsp;Spotlights From the Discipline: Re-Imagining Political Science Departments&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9:15 a.m. \u2013 10:00 a.m.&nbsp;<\/td><td>Coffee Break and Networking&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:00 a.m. \u2013 11:15&nbsp;a.m.&nbsp;<\/td><td>Roundtable Two:&nbsp;Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Political Science Profession&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:30 a.m.&nbsp;<\/td><td>Lunch Begins&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:00 p.m.&nbsp;<\/td><td>Remarks from APSA&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:15 p.m. \u2013 1:30 p.m.&nbsp;<\/td><td>Session Three: Department\u2019s Cafe&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><i style=\"font-size: inherit;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Thank you to the APSA Departmental Services Committee for their help in supporting and creating the 2026 Department Chairs Mini Conference Program. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:383}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Chair) Miki Kittilson, Arizona State University<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:383}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" 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data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Shamira Gelbman, Wabash College<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Natalie Masuoka, University of California, Los Angeles\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Philip Habel, University of Alabama<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Carolyn Warner, University of Nevada, Reno<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>View past APSA Department Chairs\u2019 Mini-Conferences and Chairs\u2019 Roundtables below:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2025\/department-chairs-mini-conference-and-luncheon\/\">2025 Department Chairs Mini-Conference Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2024\/department-chairs-mini-conference-and-luncheon\/\">2024 Department Chairs Mini-Conference Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 APSA Department Chairs Mini-Conference Theme: &#8220;Strengthening Political Science Departments&#8220; APSA Annual Meeting &amp; Exhibition | Boston, MA | Friday, September 4, 2026 Join political science departments for the 2026 Department Chairs Mini-Conference and Luncheon to be held on Friday, September 4, 2026, during the 122nd APSA Annual Meeting and Exhibition. 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