Division Lecture Series
The Woolfolk Lecture series honors the life and work of Dr. George Ruble Woolfolk, a noted historian, and scholar of African American History and Culture. Woolfolk’s career spanned fifty years at Prairie View A&M University. His most important books included The Cotton Regency: The Northern Merchants and Reconstruction, 1865–1880 (1958, reprinted in 1979); Negro Colleges, Texas (1962); Prairie View: A Study in Public Conscience, 1878–1946 (1962); and The Free Negro in Texas, 1800–1860: A Study in Cultural Compromise (1976). He also published articles during the 1950s that contributed to changing the historiography of slavery by emphasizing the flexibility and profitability of the institution. The Lecture Series features speakers from all areas of the social sciences and humanities.
Fall 2020 Lecture Series – Making Sense of the Chaos of 2020
The Division of Social Sciences presents the George R. Woolfolk Lecture Series Panel for October 20, 2020. “Making Sense of the Chaos: A Discussion of the Political, Economic, and Social Crises of America in the Year 2020”
- Dr. Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor, African American Studies and Sociology, Colby College
- Dr. Angela Branch-Vital, Department Head, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Prairie View A&M University
- Dr. Jonathan Houston, Department of History, University of Houston-Downtown
- Mr. Darryl McNary II, Graduate Program MA Sociology, Prairie View A&M University
2020 Election Town Hall Featuring POSC Students and Faculty
2020 Pi Sigma Alpha Induction and Lecture Series
2021 Personal Statement Workshop
Featuring: Drs. Billy Monroe, Melanye Price, Michael Nojeim, and Nathan Mitchell.