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May 2016 Member Newsletter
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We will be performing a scheduled maintenance on APSAnet.org beginning Wednesday, May 25 at 11:30 p.m. EDT ending no later than Thursday, May 26 at 6:00 a.m. EDT. During this time, the website will not be accessible. You will not be able to view the website, access your member profile, register for events, etc. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause as we update our systems.
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Use this online program to obtain the most up-to-date information on the annual meeting! This searchable program will be updated daily from now until the annual meeting.
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All program participants (presenters, chairs, & discussants) must be registered by June 13, 2016. Early-bird registration ends July 5, 2016.
Register Now!
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Demonstrate your university's or company's leadership in the field to 6,000+ attendees at the largest political science conference with an APSA Annual Meeting sponsorship.
See all opportunities here!
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Explore the challenges of studying transformative change with a diverse roster of theme panels as part of the 2016 conference theme, Great Transformations: Political Science and the Big Questions of Our Time.
View all theme panels. See also
tips for participants.
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Book your stay at one of the official APSA Annual Meeting hotels in Philadelphia, PA! Our conference hotels in Philadelphia include the Marriott Downtown, Loews Hotel, Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn, Home2Suites & Sheraton. Book your hotel now!
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Nominations are open through June 1, 2016.
The Dahl Award is given annually to an untenured scholar who has produced scholarship of the highest quality on the subject of democracy. Non-ladder faculty members and tenure-track junior faculty at universities and colleges are eligible, as are scholars at nonprofit organizations and think tanks, and independent scholars.
Submit a nomination here.
Deadline for applications is June 15, 2016.
The Fund for Latino Scholarship encourages and supports recruitment, retention, and promotion of Latino/a political scientists, and also supports research on Latino/a politics. To apply,
submit your application here.
Deadline for proposals is June 15, 2016.
APSA has extended the deadline for proposals for the editor/ editorial team for APSA's new, yet unnamed, open access journal. This is a great opportunity to create a new outlet for political scientists of all varieties as well as developing technical innovations and public outreach.
Read the proposal. Questions about the search committees and process, as well as other specific questions, can be directed to Steven Rathgeb Smith at
[email protected].
Read more.
Deadline for nominations is June 27, 2016.
The Centennial Center assists scholars whose research and teaching would benefit from a stay in Washington, DC, and access to the resources available in the nation's capital. The Center hosts scholars for short to extended periods of time, ranging from weeks to months. Applications to the Visiting Scholar Program are accepted on a rolling basis.
Apply here.
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If you have a full-time academic career and have children, or would like to start a family, and conduct research in a location that is not your primary area of residence for extended periods (i.e. more than two weeks) please take a 15-20 minute survey about how academics balance work and family life when undertaking extended research trips and/or fieldwork. The survey will inform a larger research project being conducted by Dr. Stephanie McNulty and Dr. Gretchen Meyers to describe and analyze the process of balancing fieldwork with parenting.
Any questions or concerns should be sent directly to the researchers.
Take the survey here.
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On April 9, 2016, the APSA Council approved two new status committees that are parallel to the existing status committees on Asian-Pacific Americans, Blacks, Community Colleges, First-Generation Higher Education Scholars, Latinos y Latinas, LGBTs, and Women in the Profession:
The goal of this Status Committee is to bring attention to issues that impact contingent faculty in the discipline and to determine how APSA can best engage and support them.
APSA is working to identify and appoint members to this newly formed Committee. Members appointed to the Committee should have an interest in highlighting and addressing the professional issues facing non-tenure-track faculty in the discipline.
Submit your nomination here.
The goal of this Status Committee is to bring attention to issues and concerns affecting PhD students in the discipline and to provide input to the APSA Council and staff on policies and programs to effectively engage and support them.
APSA is working to identify and appoint members to this newly formed Committee. APSA is looking to appoint PhD students, both pre-comps and post-comps, who are concerned with the professional issues and opportunities facing PhD students in political science. APSA plans to appoint six members of this committee for two-year terms.
Submit your nomination here.
**All nominations and comments are due June 15, 2016.**
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Read fascinating articles written by alumni of the Congressional Fellowship Program (CFP) from 2010 to 2015. The CFP fellows ---- political scientists, journalists, health policy specialists, and other domestic and international professionals ---- serve placements in congressional and executive offices, and they chronicle their firsthand experiences in the pages of PS.
See free issue: "Navigating the Profession
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The APSA Member Bookshelf offers
14 digital titles, including books and reports for members. Topics range from ethics in political science, to voting behavior, to teaching and learning.
Log in and start reading today!
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Annual Meeting Quick Links
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Reports
The APSA Research and Development team has compiled a report on the Faculty Salaries for the 2014-15 Academic Year. The report contains the median salaries in 334 departments of political science or government. Compared to data from the 2013-14 academic year, full time faculty salaries in political science increased, though the rate of increase varied by department and institution type. The report draws on results from APSA's 2014-15 Departmental Survey. Contact us with any research questions, suggestions, or ideas. View report.
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The APSA public engagement program is available to provide on-campus workshops on communicating political science to nonacademic audiences. Workshops introduce the hows and whys of public engagement and discuss tips for effective communication with the media, policymakers, and the public. Discounted rates apply to APSA departmental members.
Learn more.
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APSA draws on the database to respond to media requests for experts in all areas of political science. In advance of key events or following major news developments, APSA also uses the database to publicize the availability of experts to speak on specific issues.
Sign up online!
Inclusion in the database is a member benefit.
Contac
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[email protected]
with any questions.
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Congratulations to the 2016 RBSI Scholars! Read the scholars' biographies and learn about their plans for graduate study in political science. The scholars will also be featured in the July 2016 issue of PS: Political Science and Politics.
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Member Updates & Benefits
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APSA announces a new collaboration with the International Comparative Policy Analysis Forum and the
Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice
! APSA members can become members of the ICPA-Forum at a special rate of $115 per year. Benefits include free individual subscriptions to the
Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis (regular subscription is $298) - five issues per annual volume!
Click here for more information about ICPA-Forum!
APSA has entered a new partnership with American Sociological Association (ASA) that allows APSA members to join ASA as an associate member for the discounted price of $85. Associate members benefits include online access and print copies of the
American Sociological Review journal, the ASA bookstore, access to the job bank, and much more.
Click here for more details and to join!
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