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Meet Qingming Huang, 2020 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

November 27, 2020 0

Qingming Huang is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Florida. His research interests include ethnicity and nationalism, state building, authoritarian politics, and communism and post-communism. His dissertation examines how […]

Meet Thomas Benson, 2020 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

November 18, 2020 0

Thomas Benson is a Ph.D. Candidate in the department of Political Science & International Relations at the University of Delaware. His research is focused on environmental and ecological justice, sustainability, urban governance, and smart cities. He […]

Meet Maricruz Ariana Osorio, 2020 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

November 17, 2020 0

Maricruz Ariana Osorio is a Ph.D. student at the University of California, Riverside. Broadly, her work looks at the political engagement and behavior of marginalized groups, with an emphasis on women and immigrants. She has published […]

Meet Glen Billesbach, 2020 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

November 16, 2020 0

Glen Billesbach is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Florida where he studies political theory and international relations. His research interests include critical, historical, and theoretical approaches to technology and […]

Meet Muhammad Hassan Afzal, 2020 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

November 12, 2020 0

Muhammad Hassan Bin Afzal (he/him/his) is a Ph.D. candidate in Kent State University’s political science department. His research focuses on global health crises and how that affects both public health and social policies. Hassan’s dissertation, […]

Meet Justin Zimmerman, 2020 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

November 10, 2020 0

Justin Zimmerman is a fourth-year Ph.D. student at Northwestern University, studying institutional trust in race-class subjugated communities in Chicago. Justin received a Bachelor of Arts in political science and philosophy in 2009 and a Master of Public […]

Meet Elizabeth Dorssom, 2020 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

November 9, 2020 0

Elizabeth Dorssom is a Ph.D. candidate in the political science department at the University of Missouri. Her research focuses on the impact of resources on politics and policy. Specifically, she is interested in understanding how resources such as […]

First-Generation Scholars Matching Funds Drive, Applications due October 5, 2020

September 28, 2020 Comments Off

Matching Gift Challenge The APSA Committee on the Status of First Generation Scholars has offered to match up to $2,500 in donations to the APSA Annual Fund—from now through October 5th towards the professional development […]

Call for Submissions: Undergraduate Poll Worker Essay Contest

November 9, 2020 0

Undergraduate Poll Worker Essay Contest The American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Electoral Assistance Task Force invites students who served as election workers in polling places to submit brief essays reflecting on the experience. In preparing [...]
APSA Educate Call for Materials: “Teaching the 2020 U.S. Election”

November 5, 2020 0

The 2020 U.S. election presents unique challenges and opportunities for political science students and educators. In response, the American Political Science Association is seeking teaching resources focused on the 2020 U.S. election, the presidential transition, and the incoming Biden-Harris administration to be featured on Educate – APSA’s new [...]
What You Should Know about Election and Voter Fraud

November 2, 2020 0

What You Should Know about Election and Voter Fraud The purpose of the APSA Election Assistance Task Force is to foster broader knowledge and understanding of non-partisan election assistance, including resources on non-partisan voter mobilization organizations, [...]