{"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":"2026-07-21T17:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:21:07","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-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2240\" height=\"967\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/12\/AM26-Graphics-miniconfdept-e1766092559937.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connect.apsanet.org\/apsa2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/112\/2025\/12\/AM26-Graphics-miniconfdept-e1766092559937.png 2240w, 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-e1766092559937-1024x442.png 1024w, 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: 2240px) 100vw, 2240px\" \/><\/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;Strengthening Political Science Departments&#8221;<br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>APSA Annual Meeting &amp; Exhibition | Boston, MA<\/strong><br><strong>Friday, September 4, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">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\" 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has-large-font-size\"><strong>2026 Theme: Strengthening Political Science Departments<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"has-medium-font-size\">How are political science chairs, graduate directors, and undergraduate coordinators revitalizing and reimagining their programs and curriculum?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">What strategies are political science departments using to strengthen their programs in the 21st century?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-medium-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>8:00 a.m. \u2013 9:15 a.m.<\/td><td><strong>Roundtable One:\u00a0Spotlights From the Discipline: Re-Imagining Political Science Departments\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9:15 a.m. \u2013 10:00 a.m.&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Coffee Break and Networking\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:00 a.m. \u2013 11:15&nbsp;a.m.&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Roundtable Two:\u00a0Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Political Science Profession\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:30 a.m.&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Lunch Begins\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:00 p.m.&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Remarks from APSA\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:15 p.m. \u2013 1:30 p.m.&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Session Three: Department\u2019s Cafe\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#dddddd;font-size:15px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><i style=\"font-size: inherit;\"><em><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><\/em><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:383}\" style=\"font-size: inherit;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><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\n\n\n<li><span 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