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.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Support First Generation Scholars in the Profession

October 27, 2021 Comments Off on Support First Generation Scholars in the Profession

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 2021 APSA Annual Meeting. The Committee adopts as a broad […]

First-Generation Scholars

Meet Qingming Huang, 2020 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

November 27, 2020 Comments Off on Meet Qingming Huang, 2020 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

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 […]

First-Generation Scholars

Meet Glen Billesbach, 2020 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

November 16, 2020 Comments Off on Meet Glen Billesbach, 2020 First Generation Scholar in the Profession

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 […]