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December 2015 Member Newsletter
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Submit your proposals to the APSA 2016 Annual Meeting, "Great Transformations: Political Science and the Big Questions of Our Time," in Philadelphia.
Deadline is
January 8, 2016.
View all new sessions & formats and submit your proposal
here.
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Learn more about the conference from one of your colleagues. There's still time to sign-up and participate. The conference will be in Portland, Oregon, February 12-
14, 2016. Hotel discounts end soon. Learn more about the TLC or
Register today!
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| APSA Programs and Initiatives |
Deadline is January 15, 2016
APSA is accepting applications for the 2016 APSA Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI). The RBSI, celebrating its 30th year in 2016, is an annual, intensive five-week program held at Duke University that is designed to introduce students to the world of doctoral study in political science.
View eligibility requirements and the application process now.
Deadline extended to February 12, 2016
The APSA Nominating Committee welcomes your suggestions for 2016 nominees for president-elect, vice president, secretary, and council members. Council members serve staggered two-year terms. The president-elect, vice presidents, and secretary serve one-year terms. The Nominating Committee encourages all members of APSA to suggest fellow members for consideration. Those wishing to do so should explain why they believe the person's accomplishments, background, and views would make them a good choice for a leadership position. The Nominating Committee hopes to present a slate of accomplished scholars and practitioners who reflect the diverse membership of APSA. To achieve this goal, they rely on the membership to forward suggestions and recommendations. Please send suggestions to nominations@apsanet.org or click here for more information.
*The committee will meet in early 2016 to begin compiling a slate of candidates. A report will be published in the July 2016 issue of PS.
Deadline is February 15, 2016
Recognizing excellence in the profession is one of APSA's most important roles. Please submit your nominations for the association's career achievement, dissertations, and book awards! Nominations are open through Monday, February 15, 2016. For more information about APSA awards, click
here.
In anticipation of the spring 2016 semester, APSA is seeking mentors who can provide professional advice to undergraduates, graduate students, and junior faculty in the profession. We are especially seeking mentors for women, individuals from under-represented backgrounds, individuals interested in nonacademic careers, and topics related to, foreign policy, immigration, political behavior, campaigns, and comparative politics. Visit us online or contact us for more information.
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Open Call for Editors
Journal of Political Science Education
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's New Open-Access Journal
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 to anyone in the world with an Internet connection. [Read more.]
Perspectives on Politics
Submit an application for the position of editor of one of APSA's flagship journals, Perspectives on Politics. Established in 2002, Perspectives has quickly become one of the top journals in political science with a high impact factor and rising submissions and readership. [
Read more.]
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Reports
View the preliminary findings from the 2014-2015 Graduate Placement Survey on the Data on the Profession section of the APSA website.
View the report.
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On December 18, Congress approved an omnibus appropriations package for FY16 that
includes $7.463 billion in appropriations for the National Science Foundation, about $120 million above FY15 and $260 million under the President's request. The
explanatory statement for the bill specifies that funding for the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) directorate "shall be up to" the FY15 level, in place of earlier House language that would have resulted in heavy cuts to SBE. The bill
funds the National Endowment for the Humanities at the President's request and $1.9 million over FY15. It
funds Title VI and Fulbright-Hays at FY15 levels, $2 million under the President's request for each.
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Will you be in Washington to conduct research?
Consider the APSA Centennial Center Program.
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Centennial Center Visiting Scholar Program
The Centennial Center offers APSA members furnished office space, Internet connectivity, and library access through the Visiting Scholar Program. The Center hosts scholars for short periods to extended periods of time, ranging from weeks to months. Senior or junior faculty members, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students are eligible to apply.
Learn more.
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The Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs assists APSA members with the costs of research, including travel, interviews, access to archives, or costs for a research assistant. Funds can also be used to assist scholars in publishing their research. The deadline to apply for a grant through one of the Center's funds is Monday, February 1, 2016. Learn more.
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APSA is pleased to announce a call for applications for members interested in editing a collaborative publication with early-career scholars. Up to $7,000 is available through the Centennial Center's Edward Artinian Fund for Publishing to support a lead organizer or small team in identifying 6-10 research manuscripts for publication in an edited book, journal special issue, or journal symposium. Learn more.
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Support critical programs in political science this season with a contribution to APSA! Your donation will be used to fund research by outstanding scholars, recognize achievement in the discipline, and create a more diverse and inclusive political science profession.
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Publications
From the Editor: "Publication is not sanctification. It is not a signal, to the scholarly community or to the broader public world, that the published work is True, Final, Perfect. It is a signal that the work has been evaluated by a range of scholars, and has been found to rise to a level of plausibility, validity, and...." Read more at
Cambridge Journals Online!
Log in to your MyAPSA account today
to read Assessment in Political Science in the APSA Member Bookshelf. Assessment guides political science faculty through the departmental undertaking of assessment. The book also provides tools to plan and implement programmatic and classroom assessment.
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Renew Your Membership
Renew your APSA membership to continue to receive your favorite member-only benefits designed to keep you connected to knowledge, resources, and opportunities to help you meet the expectations and demands within the profession each day.
- Subscriptions to the leading peer-reviewed political science journals: American Political Science Review, Perspectives on Politics and PS: Political Science and Politics.
- Discounts on publications, JSTOR, interdisciplinary associations, and meetings.
- Networking with a community of your peers through APSA Connect, organized sections, committees, and meetings.
All renewals between now and March 31, 2016 are automatically entered into a drawing to win an iPad Mini. No other purchase necessary. Questions? Contact the
APSA Membership Team.
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