LEE AUGUSTUS MC GRIGGS, Sr., Ph.D.
lamcgriggs@pvamu.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. University of Illinois, Political Science, 1975
M.S. Tennessee State University, History and Political Science, 1969
B.A. Jackson State University, History and Political Science, 1967
CURRENT POSITION
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Political Science, Prairie View A & M University, 09/1/09Present
COURSES TAUGHT
POSC 1113: American Government I
POSC 2213: Blacks in American Political
System
POSC 1123: American Government II POSC 3113: Constitutional Law
POSC 2113: Political Parties
POSC 3123: Modern Political Theory
POSC 2123: Public Administration
POSC 4143: The Legislative Process
TEACHING SPECIALIZATIONS
American Government
The Legislative Process
Political Theory
Public Administration
The Presidency
The Judiciary
Public Policy
African American Politics
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View, Texas, 77446
Assistant Professor
9/02-8/09
University of Saint Thomas
Houston, Texas
Instructor
1/00-5/02
North Harris College
Montgomery College District
Adjunct Instructor
6/79-7/02
Texas Southern University
3100 Cleburne
Houston, Texas, 77004
Associate Professor
1/75-12/98
Illinois Office of Education
Curriculum Development
10/73-12/75
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Chicago, Illinois 60601
Specialist
Illinois General Assembly
State Capitol Building
Springfield, Illinois, 61801
Staff Intern
Illinois State Senate
9/72-10/73
Alabama A&M University
Post Office Box 1
Normal, Alabama, 36701
Instructor,
Political Science and
History
9/69-5/71
PUBLICATIONS & BOOKS
Anthology of Classical Political Theory, American Heritage Publishers (1997).
The Odyssey of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Civil Rights, Politics, and Public Policy,
University Press of America (1978).
Black Legislative Politics in Illinois: A Theoretical and Structural Analysis, University
Press of America (1977).
ARTICLES
“Legacy of Brown”, in Karen O’ Connor, American Government, Fall, 2004.
“Race and Judicial Politics in Texas”, Broadside Publication, Spring, 1997.
“Democracy and the Corporate State”, Broadside Publication, Fall, 1997.
“Race and Democracy”, Broadside Publication, Spring, 1996.
“Martin Luther King, Jr.: Politician for Black Americans at Mid Century” (Paper
presented at the Organization of American Historians Conference, Detroit,
Michigan, 1981).
“The Politics of Black America”, American Political Quarterly, Winter, 1976.
“Scope and Methods of Black Politics: A Development Approach”, Alabama A & M
University Faculty Journal, Spring, 1975.
RESEARCH
“Race and Suffrage: A Compendium of Constitutions, Statues, and Legislation in
the United States 1865-1910”
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“Foundations of African American Constitutional Jurisprudence” (Presented at
the Southwestern Social Science Association Conference in March, 2005)
“Legacy of Brown: A Paradox of Progress” (Published in American Government:
Continuity and Change in Living Democracy)
“Democracy of the Ages: Twenty-First Century Challenges”
SERCVICE TO PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
Student Recruitment
Development Council
Blackstone Pre-Law Society
Coordinator of Pre-Law Society visitation to the Vinson and Elkins Law Firm in
Houston, Texas
Coordinator of Pre-Law Society visitation to the University of Texas Law School
in Austin, Texas
Coordinator of Pre-Law Society visitation to the University of Houston Law
Center in Houston, Texas
Legal Summit
Pantherland Day on the Hill
Brochures for the Division of Social Work, Behavioral and Political Sciences
Houston Hispanic Higher Education Forum
Coordinator of Student Attendance at Special Guest Lectures (State
Representatives Garnett Coleman and Sylvester Turner)
130th Anniversary Publication for Prairie View A&M University
Ragland Scholars Program
Jewel Prestage Women’s Day Committee
Dissemination of Information to Student on Fellowships and Internships
Legacy of Brown Symposium, February, 2004
Chairman of African American History Programs for 2006 (Triumph and Legacy:
Tuskegee Airmen during World War II and Voting and Democracy)
Fundraising Workshops-Association of Fundraising Professionals
Proposal for a Master of Public Administration Program
Revised the Political Science Curriculum
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CONFERENCES
Southwestern Social Science Association Convention, March 23-26, 2005
Conference on Ethics, University of Texas at Austin, April 15-17, 2004
MEMBERSHIPS
American Political Science Association
American Society for Public Administration
National Conference of Black Political Scientists
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National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
Southwestern Social Science Association
HONORS
Personalities of Americas
Personalities of the South
Men of Achievement
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest
Outstanding Young Men of America
Gulf Coast Brotherhood Award
1988
1983
1982
1981
1977
1975
COMMUNITY SERVICE
One Heritage Society Board Member
Alliance Showing Concerns and Expressing Notable Deeds (ASCEND)
Law School Forum (Houston, Texas)
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