First-Generation Scholars

On September 2, 2015, the APSA Council approved a new standing Committee on First-Generation Higher Education Scholars in the Profession, parallel to the existing APSA status committees. The goal and mission of this committee is to bring focused attention to the ways that class, economic inequality, and mobility can affect political scientists’ ability to thrive educationally and professionally throughout their careers.

The Committee is also offers travel and accessibility grants up to the amount of $250 to support First Generation Higher Education Scholars in the Profession who attend the APSA Annual Meeting.

First-Generation Scholars

Incorporating R and LaTeX into Political Science Research: APSA’s Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession Virtual Workshop Series

September 11, 2024 Comments Off on Incorporating R and LaTeX into Political Science Research: APSA’s Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession Virtual Workshop Series

Join APSA’s Committee on the Status of Graduate Students for a 90-minute virtual workshop introducing best practices and strategies for incorporating these social science research platforms into your scholarship. Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | 3 […]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Support First Generation Scholars in the Profession | Applications for funding due October 11, 2022

October 3, 2022 Comments Off on Support First Generation Scholars in the Profession | Applications for funding due October 11, 2022

The APSA Committee on the Status of First-Generation Scholars in the profession is offering $250 travel and accessibility grants to support scholars that attended the 2022 APSA Annual Meeting. The Committee adopts as a broad definition for […]

First-Generation Scholars

Meet Orçun Selçuk, 2021 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

February 9, 2022 Comments Off on Meet Orçun Selçuk, 2021 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

Orçun Selçuk is an assistant professor of political science at Luther College. Before coming to the United States, he received undergraduate and master’s degrees from Boğaziçi University in Istanbul. Selçuk completed his Ph.D. at Florida International University, […]

First-Generation Scholars

Meet Salih Noor, 2021 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

February 8, 2022 Comments Off on Meet Salih Noor, 2021 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

Salih Noor is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at Northwestern University. His research interests lie in comparative democratization, colonialism and postcolonial development, and qualitative methods, with a substantive focus on Africa. In his dissertation project […]

First-Generation Scholars

Meet Chirasree Mukherjee, 2021 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

February 7, 2022 Comments Off on Meet Chirasree Mukherjee, 2021 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

Chirasree Mukherjee is a doctoral candidate at the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University. She specializes in International Relations and Comparative Politics. Her dissertation grapples with intractable conflicts, especially those fought on religious grounds. She […]

First-Generation Scholars

Meet Irmak Yazici, 2021 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

February 4, 2022 Comments Off on Meet Irmak Yazici, 2021 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

Irmak Yazici is a doctoral candidate (ABD) and lecturer in political science at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Her research broadly focuses on secularism within the context of comparative and global politics. Her dissertation entitled “Seeing through […]