Welcome to the
Dr. Mack Henry Jones
Department of Political Science

Welcome to Our Department!

Welcome to the Dr. Mack Henry Jones Department of Political Science at Clark Atlanta University! As you explore our department, information about the history, commitments, pedagogy, programs of study, student body, and faculty and staff will unfold. Here you will find a Department of Political Science that contains a strong and diverse faculty committed to exploring the fundamental questions of political science and topics such as the relationship between politics and economics; politics, human freedom and domination; political participation and political change; political theory and philosophy; and political behavior and development. The Department seeks to carry out its program through a pattern of human relationships that stresses openness, honesty, and a cooperative spirit.

A Message from the Chair

Dr. Kurt B. Young,

Associate Professor of Political Science

WELCOME!

Our Mission

In harmony with university goals, the mission of the Department of Political Science is to provide a unique learning environment as one of only two such departments offering bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate programs in political science at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and the only one of its kind among private HBCUs. Our program intertwines rigorous academic study, community involvement, emphasis on the black political experience, and a progressive global vision through innovative education in political science at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Central to its mission, the Department caters to a student body that is predominantly African American, but also includes a significant percentage of international students from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and the Americas. The Department of Political Science will continue to play a leading role in producing graduates holding B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in political science who teach and work all around the world.

Our Vision

The Department of Political Science aims to be the major center for black political scholarship in the United States and throughout the African Diaspora, and to become a center of political understanding for change for the disadvantaged of the world.