Aggie Agora

WORKSHOP WEDNESDAYS
Join us weekly for our Engaged Citizenship workshops on fact-checking and difficult dialogues.

FRIDAY LECTURE SERIES
Join us bi-monthly as we learn about American politics from expert practitioners and scholars.

COFFEE HOURS
Join us for conversations with distinguished visiting scholars and expert practitioners.

MARQUEE LECTURES
Join us for occasional, high profile lectures by distinguished scholars and expert practitioners.

FREE SPEECH WEEK
Aggie Agora is a proud to celebrate Free Speech Week with a yearly lecture that allows us to think about the rights and responsibilities of our freedom of speech.

DIFFICULT DIALOGUES ON CAMPUS RACE RELATIONS
A workshop series devoted to active listening and critical thinking about how we enact the Aggie Core Value of Respect on campus, especially when it comes to difficult questions of race relations.

CONSTITUTION DAY
We celebrate Constitution Day with our annual Constitutional Convention Hackathon in which attendees propose, debate, and agree upon amendments to the Constitution.

AFTER THE AGORA
When our Agora events are concluded, visit this page for wrap up information, and links to view the contemporaneous videos.
The Advisory Board Members of the Aggie Agora for 2016-2018 are:
- Dr. Leonard Bierman, Mays Business School
- Dr. Marian Eide, English/WGST
- Dr Kirby Goidel, Communication/PPRI
- Dr. Dwayne Raymond, Philosophy
- Dr. Joseph Ura, Political Science
- Dr. Jeffrey Winking, Anthropology
- Dr. Jonathan Coopersmith, History
- Dr. Leroy Dorsey, Communication/Associate Dean
- Dr. Srividya Ramasubramanian, Director of the Difficult Dialogue on Campus Race Relations Workshops
- Jessica Gantt Shafer, Communication (Graduate Student)
- Director: Dr. Jennifer Mercieca
Join the Aggie Agora
Why join the Aggie Agora? You'll receive email reminders of upcoming events, exclusive member only event invitations, exclusive opportunities to meet guest speakers, and best of all, membership is FREE and open to all.
Event Calendar & Sign-Ups
How to attend Aggie Agora events:
- All events are free and open to the public. Advance sign-up is REQUIRED.
- Find an event on our calendar.
- EVENT REGISTRATIONS ARE HERE
- Show up!