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February 2016 Member Newsletter
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2016 Teaching & Learning Conference
APSA would like to give a special thanks to all
attendees at APSA's 13th Annual Teaching & Learning Conference in Portland, Oregon! We appreciate all of your contributions and support of the teaching and learning of political science in the classroom. View more #TLC2016 highlights!
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APSA 2016 Annual Meeting & Exhibition
All APSA Annual Meeting participants may submit an application to request space to hold a business meeting and/or a reception on-site. Request to host an affiliated event or working group at the 2016 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA by March 31, 2016, 11:59 p.m. Pacific.
Submit your application!
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| APSA Programs & Initiatives |
Deadline March 1, 2016
The Small Research Grant Program provides funding opportunities for political scientists not employed at PhD-granting departments in the field, or who are in non-tenure track or contingent positions.
Apply here.
Deadline March 31, 2016
Apply for the new spring round of the APSA Minority Fellowship Program! The Minority Fellows Program is a fellowship competition for individuals from underrepresented backgrounds applying to doctoral programs in political science.
Apply here.
Deadline April 1, 2016
The Sherrill Prize recognizes the best doctoral dissertation proposal for an empirical study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender topics in political science. Applicants must have successfully defended the prospectus for their dissertation, or intend to defend their prospectus by July 31.
Apply here.
Deadline April 1, 2016
The Pracademic program places selected individuals in federal government agencies in the Washington, DC area. The fellowship is available for either one semester, or a full year. Mid-career faculty in political science departments, public administration, public management, public policy, federalism/IGR are all eligible to apply.
Read more.
The Centennial Center inside APSA's downtown Washington, DC headquarters offers furnished work space and library access to APSA members. If your research or teaching would benefit from a stay in Washington, DC, consider the Centennial Center as an option for your home away from home!
Read more.
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A draft of the Annual Business Meeting and election rules is now published on the APSA website.
Click here to view the draft. Please e-mail
pfrench@apsanet.org with any comments to this draft by March 15.
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The Oral History Project contains interviews conducted between 1988-1994 of African American scholars and is a part of the Pi Sigma Alpha-APSA Oral History Project. Listen to the voices of sixteen African American political scientists as they share their academic and professional experiences.
Your donations to the Ralph Bunche Endowment Fund and Hanes Walton, Jr. commemorate the achievements of African American political scientists, and support APSA's commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion in the discipline. To make a contribution, visit
APSA Donations page.
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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. Taking part in the database is easy.
Sign up online and provide your name, contact information, background on your areas of expertise, and consent to the terms of participation. Inclusion in the database is a member benefit. Contact press@apsanet.org with any questions.
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This first virtual issue of
PS: Political Science & Politics brings together some of the journal's most highly cited articles about the profession from more than a dozen past issues. This practical material spans numerous topics that especially apply to young scholars. From "ideas and debates" of political science as a vocation, to the "nuts and bolts" of preparing a literature review and publishing as a graduate student, this virtual issue has something both for scholars just beginning their studies and for academics early in their careers.
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Thanks again to Appalachian State for the excellent article they contributed to PSNow about their experiences at the Iowa Caucus. You can read the full story on PSNow. If you or your school are doing something similar and would like to submit an article to PSNow, contact Dan Gibson.
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Other Updates
APSA is seeking faculty members and professionals who can provide career and professional advice to undergraduates, graduate students and junior faculty in the profession. We are seeking mentors for women, individuals from under-represented backgrounds, individuals interested in nonacademic careers and more! Learn more.
Bring APSA Communications Training to your Campus
The APSA public engagement program is available to provide on-campus workshops on communicating political science to non-academic 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.
Theme:
Criminal Justice in the Small City, d
ue May 31
"Death of a Gadfly: An Interdisciplinary Examination of the Trial and Execution of Socrates," due December 31
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Be a Journal Editor!
The members of the search committee for the next editor of
Perspectives on Politics
encourage creative proposals laying out distinctive visions for the future of the journal. These might include innovations in the use of new media to promote broader public engagement with the discipline and the research of its members, as well as ways to promote collaboration across subfields, different disciplines, research traditions, and methodologies. We seek proposals that will expand the diversity of the journal's readers as well as its authors. It would be helpful if proposals include some discussion of standards for data availability, research transparency, linking to already-published works, and processes and procedures of peer review. The committee is open to proposals from teams of individuals, including teams that involve multiple institutions.
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APSA is accepting applications for a new editor or editorial team for the Journal of Political Science Education. APSA has recently become the official sponsor of this journal and will make it available to all of its 13,000 members, greatly expanding the journal's reach and visibility. [
Read more.]
APSA seeks proposals for the editor or editorial team of a new, open access journal, yet to be named. This online-only journal will be free of all paywalls or subscription requirements, meaning that it will be accessible online to anyone in the world! [Read more.]
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All new members will receive a monthly email that contains helpful tips and important reminders that will provide for a seamless transition in navigating the many benefits, resources, and programs provided by APSA.
New Members: Stay tuned for a new tip each month!
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APSA eJobs is reintroducing the often requested Daily eJobs Digest that was produced each day as a downloadable PDF. This is useful for those members who prefer searching job listings offline.
The new version is similar to the previous one: it will have all the currently listed jobs for that day in an easily searchable document. To gain access to this feature, login to your MyAPSA account and navigate to the careers/eJobs section of our website.
Click here to access the PDF.
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