Curriculum Vitae

M. Ahad Hayaud-Din, M.A.

Political scientist, educator, institution builder, and public scholar with more than twenty-five years of experience in higher education, civic engagement, curriculum innovation, faculty development, and democratic education.

Professor M. Ahad Hayaud-Din

Professional Profile

Professor Hakawati’s work combines political analysis, public scholarship, civic education, and institutional stewardship. His career has included sustained teaching, academic leadership, accreditation work, interdisciplinary program development, faculty advocacy, and public engagement.

Academic Appointments

Dallas CollegeProfessor of Government, 2006–Present
Valencia CollegeAdjunct Professor of Political Science
University of Texas at DallasPolitical Science Instruction
Tarrant County CollegeGovernment Instruction
St. Petersburg CollegeProfessor of Political Science

Selected Leadership

  • Department Chair, Government
  • Founder and Director, Institute for Political Studies
  • Assistant Dean faculty administrative assignment
  • QEP Co-Chair and SACSCOC reaffirmation leadership
  • Executive Leadership Team service
  • District online curriculum leadership
  • Founding President, Dallas College AAUP Chapter

National Service

  • Council on Foreign Relations Education Ambassador
  • APSA Committee on Two-Year Colleges, 2023–2025
  • APSA Educate liaison
  • Lumina Foundation / CFR Blue Ribbon Panel
  • Salzburg Global “Glocal” movement advocate

Education

University of South FloridaM.A., Political Science, 2003
B.A., Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 2000

Post-Master’s Graduate Certificates

  • Higher Education Administration
  • Curriculum Design
  • Educational Technology

Areas of Contribution

  • Civic education and democratic institutions
  • Comparative politics and international relations
  • Curriculum and online learning
  • Faculty development and shared governance
  • Public scholarship and civic storytelling
  • Institution building and accreditation

Current Public Work

  • Professor Hakawati
  • The Empires Strike Back
  • Hakawati Briefings
  • FacultyGuard
  • Public essays, speaking, and commentary
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Awards and Recognition